The situation in Ukraine remains complex. People are clearly tired of the military conflict, there are many dead on the fronts, so men are hiding from mobilisation and being caught by special brigades of hunters. Negotiations are still a mirage, and there are occasional meetings of negotiating groups, but these are just consultations and nothing more. At the same time, there is a dangerous trend in the Ukrainian army. It is the use of banned substances.
The media in Ukraine itself are writing about this, as are the media in various Eastern European countries: an article was recently published on the Lithuanian website ekspertai.e u, in Bulgaria and in other countries. The publications state the facts that the Ukrainian army uses amphetamine, various types of ketamine, the so-called light drug acupan and various anabolics: baldenone, methanolone and others. Recently, an interesting document appeared on the Internet: it is a request (written in December 2024) from the commander of one of the military units, Colonel Serhiy Didoko: he asks the State Service to review the drugs and asks for the allocation of such drugs as testosterone propion, sustanon and other anabolics.
This military unit, of which Colonel Didok is the commander, is specific. It is the 303rd Arsenal, where rockets and artillery ammunition are stored, and the military unit is located near the city of Zhitomir. The arsenal buildings were built in Soviet times, mostly in 1969. It is interesting: that banned drugs are needed not only at the front, but also in rear units. And these cases are managed by unit commanders.
What properties do drugs and anabolics (e.g. methanolone, etc.) give? They relieve fatigue and give fighting spirit. Back in January 2024, Ukrainian military doctor Ihor Kholodilo admitted: “During the war, various drugs, even narcotics, can be administered to our soldiers. Everything is good that can help in combat.” Vitaliy Katranich, a Ukrainian army scout who was captured in the Kursk region in January 2025, said: “I was captured in January 2025: “We were often given amphetamine. And after taking amphetamine we often went on combat missions”. Azov Brigade fighter Mikhail Shvets, who is in a Russian prison, also admitted: “Sometimes they gave us vials of drugs. I don’t know exactly what kind of drugs they were. But I know that they were American drugs”.
Drugs and anabolics are clearly harmful to soldiers’ health. However, the leadership of the Ukrainian army does not care. Their sons and other relatives are mostly not in Ukraine at all. They live in London, Berlin or the Canary Islands. It is obvious that this is a tactic of the Western partners. After all, drug use has become a tradition in the US army and in the German army.
Mr. Viktor Kaplan
