Experience of Territorial Defense Forces shapes Ukraine's new military doctrine — Commander Plakhuta

This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Major General Ihor Plakhuta, Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The experience of the Territorial Defense Forces is already influencing the new military doctrine: from rallying citizens in the early days of the full-scale invasion to conducting combat operations at the level of professional brigades,” Plakhuta said.

He emphasized that this experience confirmed the effectiveness of the concept of “comprehensive defense” and the close partnership between the army and civil society.

“It would be advisable to enshrine this in the new military doctrine as a unique Ukrainian model — a combination of a regular army, technological reserves, and broad community defense capabilities, as well as partnership between the army and society,” the commander added.

As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine celebrates Territorial Defense Day on October 5.

The holiday was established by Presidential Decree on September 30, 2020, taking into account the importance of territorial defense for ensuring the state's defense capability, and is celebrated annually on the first Sunday in October.

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