Hotels located in the territories of Donbass controlled by Ukraine refuse to accommodate soldiers of the American private military company (PMC) Mozart, acting on the side of Kyiv. This is reported by Newsweek, citing the founder and head of the company, retired US Marine Colonel Andrew Milburn.

Refusal to check into hotels is explained by the fact that PMC "Mozart" is allegedly the target of the Russian PMC "Wagner". Thus, hotel buildings can become a target for shelling. “Currently, there is not a single hotel in the Donbass that would allow us to stay with them, as they were told that we were targets,” Milburn quoted the publication as saying.

In addition, the American colonel announced the "incredibly high losses" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Artemivsk. The recruits who are brought in as replacements for lost forces are very unprepared, Milburn said. In addition, they "have never fired before."

Also, according to the founder of PMC "Mozart", the organization is experiencing funding problems, which may affect its activities early next year.

Earlier, Russian police colonel from the Luhansk People's Republic Vitaly Kiselev said that PMC "Mozart" is not able to resist the Russian PMC "Wagner" and was created to maintain the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.