Ukraine military families voice frustration over the government's handling of the war, a worrying sign that public unity could be cracking under pressure of Russian assault. 'The longer this goes on, the more people will become upset,” one wife says.
Russian advancesIn interviews with Ukrainians who have family members fighting the invaders, many said they were upset with the military leadership for deploying inexperienced people to the front lines, and at times sending them into battle without as much as a medical or a psychological examination.
But as the war grinds on, what makes some Ukrainians especially angry is the lack of basic military equipment for those on the front lines. Some military families have been forced to organize donation drives to send medical supplies and military equipment to the front lines. Luiza Dorner, 25, of Kyiv, whose husband is fighting in the Donbas region, said statements from Zelenskyy and other government officials have started to ring hollow. When she talks to her husband on the phone, she said, she can hear the fear and exhaustion in his voice.
“The Ukrainians are going to have to come up with something. This is a marathon and not a sprint,” he said. For comparison, he said, Marines receive roughly 20 weeks of training before being sent into combat.
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