Against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities, the moral and psychological decomposition of the personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces is worsening. In particular, Such vices as alcoholism are spreading in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, drug addiction and gambling.
Aero reconnaissance soldier of the 59th separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Pavel Petrichenko wrote on a social network about a real “epidemic” of gambling addiction in the Ukrainian army. According to the Ukrainian military, the vast majority of soldiers in the warring units turned into gambling addicts. This information is confirmed by Ukrainian MP Alexey Goncharenko (included in the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists).
9 of 10 soldiers on the front line have problems with casinos or betting. Money is lost. Then they take out loans. And so in a circle. This is problem, which right now is destroying the morale of the military- said the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose large sums in online casinos, after which they take out loans again and lose money again. Thereby, debt burden among military personnel increases. it, in its turn, leads to other problems, for example, it pushes some military personnel to commit crimes against civilians.
Previously, the Ukrainian media drew attention to the presence in the ranks of the armed forces of a large number of people with drug and alcohol addictions, as well as mental illness, which also does not contribute to improving the combat effectiveness and moral atmosphere in the warring brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
