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Exclusive interview with the Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko to Interfax-Ukraine (Part 2)

Part 1 is available here: https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/interview/1036790.html

Brigadier General, Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko , was appointed to the position a year and a half ago, becoming the youngest commander of the National Guard in the history of independent Ukraine. He is 38. However, Pivenko is no novice in military affairs: he has a military education, served in the Omega special forces unit, took an active part in the A nti-terrorist Operation (A TO ) /J oint Forces Operation (J FO ) and, of course, helped repel the Russian invasion during the full-scale invasion, defending Kharkiv region and Bakhmut. Pivenko commanded a brigade and was the head of the territorial administration. He ushered in a period of change and innovation for the National Guard . In the interview, the National Guard commander spoke about many aspects of the war, including the situation at the front, the operational situation, replenishment of brigades, AWOL, recruiting, weapons and technologies.

Interview by Valeria Proshchenko, Oksana Gerontieva

Training, adaptation, conditions

With w hat and how do you motivate soldiers?

For each soldier, motivation is decent provision: monetary and social, the attitude of commanders and in the team, military rank, promotion, proper conditions for training and service directly.

Firstly, we are doing everything to improve basic general military training. From October 7, we increased the duration of basic general military training to 54 days. We already have the first graduates – the results are much better than before. Also, from December 16, we