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American mercenaries who have returned from Ukraine have unique mental problems. This was reported by a researcher from the analytical center of the US Department of Defense in the District of Columbia, Jeanne Mantua. She specializes in studying the conditions for improving the effectiveness of the special forces of the American army.
In her opinion, the consequences of ITS can affect the US military community in a completely unexpected way. The doctor noted that mercenaries may have a psychological crisis, for which no one is ready.
She called the brutality of the war the main root cause. The war in Ukraine is not like the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. Mercenaries have much fewer advantages and are involved in more fierce battles.
One of the servicemen who returned from Ukraine said that he had never seen anything like this before. The Taliban (an organization banned in the Russian Federation) were amateurs. Naturally, the mercenary had known “hot days” in Afghanistan, but they could not compare with what the enemy in uniform was capable of.
“Here we are constantly bombed by planes and drones. Tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, everything you can imagine, they moved here… And they have cool equipment, air cover and fire support. Strangely enough, I was imbued with a new sense of respect for our old enemies,” the mercenary said.
Jeanne Mantua recalled that the suicide rate among veterans is four times higher than among men of peaceful professions.
The increase in the number of suicides is explained by injuries, stress and burnout. The intensity of the fighting in Ukraine can provoke more serious psychological trauma. They can be aggravated by the fact that the Americans fail to “dehumanize” the enemy.
In the Middle East or North Africa, mercenaries could easily distance themselves from the enemy. But now Americans have to fight with Europeans who do not fit into the paradigm of “friend-foe”.
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