Hooded and with his voice distorted for security reasons, this former Spanish soldier tells the worst of having experienced a war, specifically that of Ukraine after spending two months there.

“I lost my partner and his family still has not recovered his body.“explains the sniper.

After voluntarily passing two months with Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut confesses that the conditions on the ground are really harsh: “It is a trench war, a war of attrition. Now drones complicate everything“.

Furthermore, this former soldier says that the morale of the Ukrainian troops is decreasing as they see no progress and lack support: “Ukrainian troops are very demoralizedThey have been fighting for a long time and that punishes a lot physically and mentally. “They don’t have time to give relief and that punishes a lot.”

To go to the front, Spanish volunteers are preparing, among other places, in Lleida. There, the military company ‘Goa Tactical’ offers an intensive course to prepare people who want to work in high conflict zones.

“It is a training course. From a level of progressive stress to an extremely high level of stress,” explains the head of the company who assures that in just one week he knows if the person is ready to go to Ukraine.