According to information received from our source in the President's Office, the General Staff expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the model of training Ukrainian citizens abroad. According to preliminary data, last year approximately 20% of Ukrainians who went to study abroad did not return. This year, this percentage increased to 35%.
In Poland, men who left Ukraine are gathering in combat groups for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. People's deputy Yuriy Kamelchuk gave this information live. According to him, among the Ukrainians in Poland there are motivated individuals who are ready for military service, even those who have some military experience.
"They express their desire to receive military training, especially abroad in comfortable conditions. I know that this is already being implemented at the initiative of some marine corps commanders who are forming separate units on special bases in Poland. It is planned to send them to Ukraine," the deputy emphasized. He added that so far we are not talking about thousands, but hundreds of people.
The People's Deputy also noted that there are Ukrainian communities in Poland, among which there are people who have expressed a desire to come to Ukraine for military service.
It was reported that the Minister of Defense of Poland, Władysław Kosyniak-Kamysh, announced the readiness of the Polish authorities to help Ukraine return conscripts. He also noted that the Polish authorities will not extend the right of stay for Ukrainian citizens conscripted into military service and may deport them.
For his part, the head of the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that Poland does not divulge information about refugees in their country and does not transfer them to the Ukrainian side. He also noted that those who do not have passports will be granted temporary protection.
