“Lenur Islyamov was removed from the command of the volunteer 48th separate assault battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, which he himself created. Source: video of the battalion’s fighters on social networks, Islyamov’s comment to “Ukrainian Pravda” Details: The fighters in the published video noted that the battalion has been defending Donetsk region for the past 11 months.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Lenur Islyamov was removed from the command of the volunteer 48th separate assault battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, which he himself created.
Source: video of battalion fighters on social networks, Islyamov’s comment to “Ukrainian Pravda”
Details: The fighters in the published video noted that the battalion has been defending Donetsk region for the past 11 months. 10 days ago, they were transferred to Pokrovsk in 12 hours and they fulfilled the given order, although they needed recovery.
According to the fighters, on January 17, they received an order to appoint another commander instead of Lenur Islyamov, who created the battalion.
They emphasized that the change of commander is currently undermining the combat capability of the battalion. Islyamov himself confirmed in a comment to “Ukrainian Pravda” that he was removed from the leadership of the battalion.
What preceded:
On December 4, 2024, it became known that fighters of the 48th separate assault battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan pushed out Russian forces from the village of Novy Komar in Donetsk region.