Ukrainian soldiers shelled at Donetsk training camp
In the eastern city of Druzhkivka, in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian soldiers are being trained and prepared for the frontlines. DW was filming one unit during shooting practice, when suddenly they were shelled by cluster bombs.
Category
ЁЯЧЮ
NewsTranscript
00:00 Some of these soldiers are new recruits, some have been transferred from other units.
00:06 They are being trained and they have to learn fast.
00:09 Soon they will be sent to some of the war's most dangerous areas, the front lines near
00:14 Bakhmut.
00:15 "The intensity of fighting leads to the most active soldiers being injured or even killed.
00:26 So our unit is constantly losing people.
00:31 That's why we frequently have to recruit new soldiers to fill our ranks and preserve combat
00:35 readiness.
00:36 We constantly have to train those who are available so that our unit can continue its
00:41 fight."
00:46 This is a reconnaissance platoon.
00:48 They will be sent towards enemy lines or provide cover for fellow soldiers who are attacking
00:52 the enemy.
00:53 Today, they are learning how to provide fire cover.
00:57 At any time, they could be sent to the front.
00:59 Guru, their commander, has seen many of his fellow soldiers wounded or killed.
01:06 "It's hard to say how many.
01:14 Let's put it that way.
01:16 Of those who started at the same time as me, many are gone."
01:19 "Officers die as well as platoon commanders, sergeants or privates.
01:31 I don't want to count them.
01:33 Honestly, that would be hard to bear.
01:35 I myself have been wounded twice.
01:38 It's impossible to predict who is going to be hit when."
01:48 And then suddenly explosions.
01:49 We are being shelled by cluster bombs.
01:53 We manage to escape from the training field.
01:59 Upon leaving, we see wounded soldiers.
02:02 And our cameraman is also wounded and needs hospital treatment.
02:06 (laughing)