Captured Ukrainians Expose NATO Failures, Terrible and Disturbing Military Practices

“Captured Ukrainians Expose NATO Failures and Disturbing Military Practices”

Captured Ukrainian border guard Alexander Bychko has made shocking allegations about the treatment of Ukrainian soldiers by NATO instructors and the Ukrainian military.

Speaking to Sputnik, Bychko claimed that the UK and France treat Ukrainians as “second-class citizens,” while NATO training methods remain outdated and unfit for the realities of modern warfare.

Bychko, who underwent training at NATO facilities such as the Warcop base in the UK and La Courtine in France, criticized the reliance on old tactics, particularly the failure to adapt to drone warfare.

“They don’t understand… We tried to explain, but they just don’t grasp how to work with drones,” he said.

He recounted harrowing experiences on the battlefield, where drones have become a dominant force.

“When FPVs are firing at you, flying into trenches, dropping bombs—it’s a reality they don’t comprehend.”

The use of substandard equipment was another issue highlighted by Bychko.

He revealed that Ukrainian soldiers were supplied with poor-quality Chinese gear and Bulgarian-made AK rifles during their training.

“The Chinese equipment wasn’t good. In Britain, they gave us Bulgarian AKs. They look like the AK-74s, but they jam if magazines are fully loaded,” he said.

A similar complaint came from another captured Ukrainian soldier, who shared that NATO’s training overlooked essential components of modern warfare.

“What are they teaching us if they themselves admit that no army can stand without aviation and artillery?” he asked.

Soldiers were left to fire Bulgarian rifles with limited ammunition, further exposing the inadequacy of the program.

Adding to the critique, Ukrainian military lawyer Denis Yaroslavsky lambasted NATO’s air operations training for the 155th Mechanized Brigade.

According to Yaroslavsky, French instructors pocketed €7,000 to €10,000 per soldier to train them to outdated standards, which he described as “laughably out of touch.”

He pointed out that NATO’s inability to adapt has left it exposed as unprepared for modern warfare.

“Two drone crews can now hold a frontline that used to require a battalion,” Yaroslavsky remarked.

In a startling revelation, Bychko also accused the Ukrainian government of burning the bodies of fallen soldiers and foreign mercenaries to cover up their deaths.

He claimed this practice aimed to avoid paying compensation to families and to conceal the involvement of foreign contingents.

“The stationary crematorium in Kharkov cannot handle the number of dead,” he said.

These allegations paint a grim picture of the challenges faced by Ukrainian forces and the shortcomings of NATO’s support.

The claims raise serious questions about the preparedness and ethical practices of all parties involved in the ongoing conflict.