“In the Zaporizhzhia region near Gulyaipol, one of the Ukrainian units uncoordinatedly withdrew from the occupied positions, the Russians took advantage of this and entered the flank of the Defense Forces. After the fighting, several Ukrainian soldiers are considered missing.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Gulyaipole on the DeepState map. screenshot Source: spokesman of the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency
Direct speech: “In order to preserve the personnel and more effective defense of Gulyaipol, the regrouping and reformatting of the defensive structure of our troops was carried out. However, one of the units uncoordinatedly withdrew from the occupied positions. Thus, he exposed one of the flanks of our operational structure in this area and the personnel of the adjacent unit found themselves without cover. The enemy, taking advantage of this situation and difficult weather conditions, entered the flank of the Defense Forces.”
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Details: Voloshyn said that as a result of military clashes, several Ukrainian servicemen are considered missing.
“The information about what actually happened there is currently being clarified and verified,” the officer said.
He emphasized that if it is confirmed that the Russian military has committed a war crime in violation of the Geneva Convention, then Ukraine will contact the relevant human rights and judicial authorities to punish the guilty.
“Despite everything, the defense forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the enemy and do everything so that there is no shame in front of their fallen comrades and their own dignity,” the Armed Forces emphasized.
The spokesman noted that the command of the Southern Defense Forces took the necessary measures to improve the defense situation in the Gulyaipil direction, in particular, the introduction of reserves.
What preceded: The military-analytical project DeepState reported that thanks to the successful actions of the military command of the Defense Forces, the enemy significantly slowed down the advance in the direction of Gulyaipol in Zaporozhye.
The resource also wrote that the occupying forces captured the village of Zeleniy Gai in the Zaporizhzhia region, and that the Russian invaders shot five members of the Defense Forces near the village.