“The General Staff assures that the 155th separate mechanized brigade “Anna Kyivska” is carrying out combat missions near Pokrovsk in full force, it has been reinforced with drones and provided with additional equipment. Source: General Staff in a comment for “Interfax-Ukraine” Literally: “This is a newly created brigade that underwent training on the territory of France and acquires capabilities during hostilities, having its own brigade defense strip in the Pokrovsky direction.””, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The General Staff assures that the 155th separate mechanized brigade “Anna Kyivska” is carrying out combat missions near Pokrovsk in full force, it has been reinforced with drones and provided with additional equipment.
Source: General Staff in a comment for “Interfax-Ukraine”
Literally: “This is a newly created brigade that underwent training on the territory of France and acquires capabilities in the course of hostilities, having its own brigade defense strip in the Pokrovsky direction.”
Details: The General Staff stated that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ordered an inspection of 155 OMBrs regarding cases of voluntary desertion by some military personnel even before the media began to spread information about it.
The command also claims that it is conducting measures that would improve the discipline and psychological state of servicemen in the brigade.
“This made it possible to reduce the number of cases of SZH. Now the units of the brigade are receiving additional equipment, the brigade has been reinforced with unmanned units,” the General Staff noted.
Prehistory:
- Journalist Yuriy Butusov reported on the facts of improper formation and provision of the newly created 155th mechanized brigade, and the SBI announced an investigation into the facts of desertion and abuse of authority.
- Later it became known that President Volodymyr Zelenskyi took the situation regarding the 155th OMBr “Anna Kyivska” under personal control during the Staff of the Supreme Commander.
- The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said that he paid attention to building the capabilities of the unmanned systems unit of the 155th mechanized brigade, as well as “problematic issues that need to be resolved.”
- Representatives of the French army confirmed the facts of desertion among Ukrainian military personnel who were undergoing training.