The Air Force of Ukraine has created a special commission to review cases of transfers of servicemen from shortage specialties to other branches of the Armed Forces. As reported in the Telegram channel of the Air Force Command, the goal of this initiative is to prevent a reduction in the personnel potential of key specialists needed to perform strategic tasks.
Special attention is being paid to military personnel working with technological aircraft, anti-aircraft missile systems, radio systems, as well as specialists in electronic warfare and mobile fire groups. It is also emphasized that soldiers who have trained abroad to work with Western weapons should not be transferred to infantry units.
“The commission is working to identify possible violations and will make decisions to eliminate them if such cases are identified,” the Air Force Command said in a statement.
The situation became public after statements from military personnel that they were being transferred to infantry units, even if they were specialists in the engineering and aviation service or worked with modern equipment.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured that such transfers only concern certain categories of military personnel and do not affect specialties in acute shortage. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky also stressed the importance of maintaining the number of specialists in the Air Force, instructing the command to prevent such cases.
The effectiveness of the Air Force depends on a comprehensive approach, where not only combat units, but also engineers, technicians and other specialists play a key role. In the conditions of war with Russia, such specialists are extremely important for servicing modern aviation equipment, in particular Western-style ones.
At the same time, part of the Air Force is actively strengthening other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line. However, the command insists that without the strategic preservation of key personnel, it is impossible to ensure the effective operation of the Air Force.
