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    well I never worked with them out there. but I just got done working with them not to long ago.
    I have to say that the ukrainan's are some of the best soldiers I worked with. I was a little wary about working with them at first because well I was expecting a soviet block kind of country, you know what I'm getting at. but they showed me that they were well disciplined, and well trained. I was impressed with them. plus they were fun to drink with, chin chin!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yeoman View Post
    well I never worked with them out there. but I just got done working with them not to long ago.
    I have to say that the ukrainan's are some of the best soldiers I worked with. I was a little wary about working with them at first because well I was expecting a soviet block kind of country, you know what I'm getting at. but they showed me that they were well disciplined, and well trained. I was impressed with them. plus they were fun to drink with, chin chin!
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    Good to hear

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    Polish maybe? As the Ukraine was under their control
    hell no.

    i was a topic abo bremer book

    Mr Bremer directs withering criticism at Italian, Spanish, Polish and Bulgarian units, collectively described as "useless". Iraqi units were "ineffective, or worse".

    But the gravest allegations are levelled at the Ukrainian soldiers sent by David Richmond, Britain's ambassador in Iraq, to rescue coalition staff besieged in Kut.

    The unit entered the town but then withdrew in such haste that five British military contractors were left behind among armies of militiamen. Four escaped but one was killed.

    Mr Bremer writes: "I found myself pacing my office, speechless with rage at the Ukrainians."

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    any photos of ukrainian special forces or paratroopers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flamming_Python View Post
    I heard that many other contingents (Polish maybe? As the Ukraine was under their control) complained about their performance in Iraq.
    The conduct of ukrainian troops in Iraq was nothing to be proud about. freaking smugglers and cheaters

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flamming_Python View Post
    I heard that many other contingents (Polish maybe? As the Ukraine was under their control) complained about their performance in Iraq.
    Not exactly Poles, but the Ukrainians themselves.
    Here you have a message posted by Sergei a long time ago. It's an excerpt from an Ukrainian soldier's diary, who served in Iraq.
    О том как трусость одного человека ложиться пятном на целую Бригаду.
    Следующий случай был не таким катастрофическим по числу жертв но от того, не менее гнусным. В 20-х числах августа подразделение 61 батальона под командованием майора Михайлюты гнало логистический конвой из Вавилона в Аль-Кут. В составе колонны было 4 БТР-80, "чайка" и один конвоируемый грузовик. На встречу нашей колонне шел довольно длинный польский конвой. Должен сказать что поляки вообще гоняют колонны с довольно слабым сопровождением. Их основная боевая единица – открытый джип с четырьмя стрелками и водителем и пулеметом ПКМ на турели. Тяжелого вооружения нет. В этом районе дорога на Вавилон представляла собой извилистую трассу вдоль которой растут довольно густые и большие по площади пальмовые рощи. В глубине этих рощ прячутся одинокие строения. Такие места в Ираке встречаются очень часто, и разумеется используются для организации засад. И вот хвост польского конвоя попал под раздачу по стандартной схеме. Подрыв фугаса и последующий обстрел из стрелкового и РПГ. Задняя машина приняла бой давая возможность конвою покинуть зону обстрела. Им приходилось очень тяжело. Духи их обстреливали находясь в глинобитном здании метрах в 200 от дороги. Наши услышали взрыв и стрельбу и встали в метрах трехста за очередным изгибом дороги. Первая машина поляков выскочила из-за поворота. Поляки увидев наших бросились к ним за помощью. Но майор Михайлюта вовсе не горел желанием ввязываться в бой. Он был типичным представителем поколения офицеров воспитанных не на тактических учениях и полевых занятиях, а на евроремонтах казарм и рисовании плакатов. В Ираке он занимал одну из штабных должностей, на выезды практически не ездил, короче необстрелянный. В Вавилон он ломанулся за дешовой техникой на рынке и тут такая Ж… Несмотря на то что весь личный состав конвоя во главе с Уокером (командиром второго взвода, обычно командовавшим конвоем) потребовал немедленно оказать помощь союзникам, он повел себя как последний к... Для начала он в течении пяти минут пытался связаться со штабом. Видимо рассчитывал что штаб не даст разрешения на вмешательство. Поляки увидев что вяжется такая каша, а счет в бою идет на секунды рванули на помощь к своим. Связи как водиться, по закону подлости нет, но когда он все же дозвонился, к его большому огорчению штаб дал "добро". Тогда он сказал:
    – По х-й мне твое "добро". Ты там а я здесь. И отвечать придеться мне…
    Бой кончился без наших. Поляки потеряли двоих убитыми и еще двоих раненными. Досталось местным арабам угодившим под разрыв фугаса. Когда наши проезжали через это место они видели как тела убитых грузили на машины. Вдогонку нашим поляки показывали средний палец. Этим жестом в Вавилоне еще долго встречали наши конвои. Вернувшись на базу Уокер рыдал как ребенок. А Михайлюта пытался меня строить, что я ему честь не отдаю. Хер ему в глотку а не честь…

    About how the cowardness of one man makes a bad name for the whole brigade.
    The next case was not as catastrophic as in the number of bodies but infamous nevertheless. In the 20s of August one of the detachment of the 61 batallion under command of major Mihailuta was supporting the logistics convoy from Babylon to Al Kut. The group consisted of 4 BTR 80, "chaika" and one convoy truck. In our direction moved a quite long Polish convoy. I shall say that the Polish guys run their convoys with relatively weak gun support. Their main battle unit is an open SUV with four gunners and a PKM on the turret. No heavy weaponry. In this part the road to Babylon was winding with lots of dense and large in square palm tree groves. Deep within those palm tree groves hide isolated buildings. Such places you can meet in Iraq very often and therefore they are a perfect place to set up an ambush. And therefore the tail of the Polish convoy got ambush in the standard way. The detonation of a land mine and the following salvos of machine guns and RPGs. The tail SUV engaged giving the possibility for the rest of the convoy to quickly leave the area. It was tough for them. "Dukhis" were shooting at them from 200 meters from the pise-walled building. Our guys have heard the firefight and stood within 300 meters after the next turn in the road. The first polish car appeared from the turn of the road. Seeing us the polish guys were turned to them quickly to get help. But major Mihailuta was not eager to engage into a firefight. He was a typical officer from the generation of officers who were raised not on the tactical exercises and field exercises but on repairing the barracks and drawing the bigboards. In Iraq he occupied one of the headquarters position, he rarely left the headquarters so he was unexperienced at being shot at. He went to Babylon for a cheap electronics shop and there was this sh..... Despite the fact that the entire squad together with Woker (the commander of second squad, who usually commanded the convoy) demanded to help the allies immediately, he acted like a complete piece of sh....For the beginning he tried to contact the headquarters for 5 minutes. He definetely relied that the headquarters will not give orders to engage into a firefight. The polish guys seeing where it leads and that every second is at stake tried to contact their guys. As by usual bad fate there is no radio contact, but he finally reached the headquarters, they gave to his affliction the orders to "go ahead" and help the polish. Then he said: "I **** on your go ahead, you are there and I am here. And I will be responsible for this... "
    The battle ended without our support. The polish lost 2 KIAs 2 wounded. Also the local arabs got hurt under the blow of field mine. When we crossed that place we saw how bodies of the dead were carried into a truck. The polish guys showed us a middle finger. This was the usual gesture with which our convoys were met in Babylon. Upon returning to base Woker was crying like a child. And Mihailuta was trying to be a boss on me that I don't properly salute him. A **** in his mouth not a salute my ass....
    The original topic is here:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baron Harkonnen View Post


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    Does he got a gallery?this one looks badass

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    Quote Originally Posted by rivok View Post
    Ukrainian peacekeepers serve in Kosovo with Poland.They serve in UkrPolBat
    Original thread with info
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    what is "chaika"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pr0
    what is "chaika"?
    cossack's boat and a bird

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    Or USSR made limousine for Soviet dignitaries.


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    heh, bird? really? )))
    of course i know all that meanings, but i don`t think chaika car (or bird, or boat) was in conwoy. btw actually this is chaika


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    Quote Originally Posted by pr0 View Post
    btw actually this is chaika
    Ouch. My mistake.

    http://www.kaleidoscope.pl/thumbnail...lbum=11&page=1

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    Quote Originally Posted by pr0
    but i don`t think chaika car (or bird, or boat) was in conwoy.
    I know It seems "chaika" is just a BTR80 nickname

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