A mobile artillery unit operates in the Zaporizhia region, which is not officially part of the Armed Forces and consists of men aged 60 and over. About this reported in Reuters.
"We... live at the expense of the pension fund," — said 68-year-old commander of the unit Alexander Taran with the call sign "Grandfather".
Journalists said that fighters from the unit carry out the orders of field commanders and cooperate with other military personnel. In particular, the unit is financed by donations, and the military is also equipped with defective cartridges, which are repaired independently, and weapons captured from the enemy.
According to Oleksandr Taran, his unit tried to officially join the Armed Forces in order to directly receive ammunition and salary, but without success. In addition to 60-year-old men, younger men who have been deemed unfit for service also fight in the unit.
Tyran is also convinced that coercion is unlikely to help mobilization.
"Strike him with a stick if you want, but he won't fight." - he emphasized and added that when a person wants to, he can carry out his tasks and destroy the enemy for many years.
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