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PoW: 'There Are as Much Drugs as Dirt' in Ukrainian Armed Forces
PoW: 'There Are as Much Drugs as Dirt' in Ukrainian Armed Forces
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Ukrainian military officer Maxim Kolyada, who was captured in the Zaporozhye region, said that his unit included many drug addicts with many years of "experience".
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Ukrainian military officer Maxim Kolyada, who was captured in the Zaporozhye region, said that his unit included many drug addicts with years of "experience".He admitted to using drugs himself; the soldier took a dose the day he was captured. The soldiers have had no problem with buying drugs. According to Kolyada, the Ukrainian armed forces now have "as much drugs as dirt, because these are salaries".
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PoW: 'There Are as Much Drugs as Dirt' in Ukrainian Armed Forces
14:53 GMT 07.11.2023 (Updated: 14:58 GMT 07.11.2023) Data on drug use in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has appeared regularly. This was also mentioned by the Russian participants of the special military operation, who saw the confirmation of such facts among the enemy's ranks.
Ukrainian military officer Maxim Kolyada, who was captured in the Zaporozhye region, said that his unit included many drug addicts with years of "experience".
"There are many people like me out there. Of 20 to 30 people, about half of them are drug addicts, as far as I can see," Kolyada explained.
He admitted to using drugs himself; the soldier took a dose the day he was captured.
The soldiers have had no problem with buying drugs. According to Kolyada, the Ukrainian armed forces now have "as much drugs as dirt, because these are salaries".
