1/22/2015

US General Thanks Crippled Ukrainian Soldiers with Tokens

Translated from Russian by J.Hawk

General Ben Hodges, commanding the U.S. Army in Europe (USAREUR) gave out commemorative tokens to Ukrainian soldiers crippled in the fighting. The US general who came to Kiev for consultations on the conduct of the war, praised the talent and bravery of Ukrainian soldiers and commanders.

“They ordered us to fire on a specific location from the BMP, but it could not fire. Then they ordered the tank to fire, but it reported it does not have sufficient hydraulic pressure to fire…I was lucky, because my comrade, a grenade launcher operator whose skull was blown to pieces, fell on me,” said the wounded 24-year-old soldier who left home two children.

He also said that he spent one month in training, after which he was sent into battle. His war lasted 2 weeks. On September 1 he arrived at the front line, on the 14^th he lost his hand and has been in the hospital ever since.

Having heard the soldier’s story, the US general gave him a commemorative USAREUR coin, which specifies that it was issued personally by the commanding general.

Is this sufficient compensation for the loss of his left hand for which a prosthetic will cost more than 100 thousand euro? The soldier himself does not think so.

Translator’s Note: What stands out is the low level of training and equipment readiness evident in the story told by the soldier. Reservists are snatched from their homes, given very hasty retraining, and then sent to the front line with non-operational equipment, which goes a long way toward explaining why Ukrainian casualties have been so high. It’s not clear what Ben Hodges is doing in Kiev, aside from putting into doubt the honor of his uniform. “Talent and bravery of Ukrainian soldiers and commanders”? Ukrainian commanders have shown neither in this war and Ben “token of my support” Hodges surely knows it.

Additional translated portion:

Recall that Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin directly linked Gen. Ben Hodges’ visit Kiev with intensified fighting in the Donbas.

“After each visit to Ukraine by senior US officials, Kiev authorities are increasing confrontation of their actions. And the current military escalation miraculously coincided with a visit to Kiev by the commander of US forces in Europe,” – said the diplomat, responding to criticism of US ambassador Samantha Power to Russia.

Editor’s Note: This incident shows this is a proxy war. The war is fought by drafted cannon-fodder civilians because Washington and the West wish it and are pulling the strings. General Hodges was visiting his troops. That’s why he’s in Kiev. He is the commanding general.

And the “brave” thing General Hodges is glad of is that the Ukrainian soldiers are killing Ukrainian men, women, and children. Perhaps General Hodges will consider it brave when German soldiers are killing German citizens, Polish soldiers are killing Polish citizens, and back at home, American soldiers are killing American citizens.

Who is the real boss of General Hodges? What is his real mission?

Original article:
http://ruposters.ru/archives/11287

Fort Russ translation:
http://www.fortruss.blogspot.com/2015/01/us-general-thanks-crippled-ukrainian.html