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121st Brigade soldiers report shortages of food, water at positions, command vows to evacuate them when 'security situation allows'
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The Kyiv Independent
Syshchuk said the soldiers were facing shortages of food, drinking water, and medical supplies.
Food deliveries could be delayed by three days to a week, while on one occasion, no food was delivered for 12 days, he added.
The 121st Brigade responded on Aug. 10, saying that packages containing essential supplies are being delivered to hard-to-reach positions according to schedule.
"Over the past 30 days, approximately 240 kilograms of food supplies have been delivered to the positions of soldiers from the 121st Separate Territorial Defense Brigade.
Ukrainian soldiers often spend months at their positions, with some unable to leave for more than a year and forced to live in dugouts.