Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, Oleksandr Pavliuk, criticized one-sided media coverage of mobilization, which criticizes military enlistment offices and tolerates dodgers, disrupting mobilization.
From: Euromaiden Press BY BOHDAN BEN
“The highest art of war is to destroy the plans of the enemy and defeat him without using troops in battle. And judging by the last months, the Russians are very professional at using ancient Chinese war strategies. And unfortunately, some of our fellow citizens have lost the understanding that their actions and public statements have turned into a powerful weapon in the hands of the enemy,” Pavliuk warned.
He wrote on Facebook that the media report every single story about “unfortunate drowning people in the Tysa River,” meaning incidents like when mobilization dodgers died trying to illegally cross the mountain river on the Ukrainian-Romanian border and similar stories. At the same time, “there are almost no materials related to the work of the territorial enlistment offices, the specifics of military service, the need to perform military duty.”
“Can’t make a flashy headline? Will the target audience hide their eyes?” he asked rhetorically.
Pavliuk admitted there are ways to make the work of territorial enlistment offices and mobilization process less stressful and more predictable for people and that his team is currently working hard to improve the system. Pavliuk assumed his office a month ago after the previous Ukrainian Commander in Chief, Valeriy Zaluznhyi, was replaced by Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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