“He was taken into custody with an alternative bail of 90 million hryvnias”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Yesterday, the court adjourned the hearing to Wednesday. It took place behind closed doors.
Law enforcement officials suspect the ex-commander of the brigade of the inaction of the military authorities under martial law, saying that he “did not react to the violations in his unit, including the arbitrary abandonment of the military unit by his soldiers.” According to the investigation, separate cases of SZCH took place on the territory of the EU, where the brigade was trained.
Dmytro Ryumshin told RFE/RL at a court hearing on January 21 that he pleaded not guilty.
The situation in the 155th mechanized brigade became public on December 31, when journalist Yuriy Butusov wrote about it. According to him, even before the first battle, more than a thousand mobilized men voluntarily left the unit, the brigade commander was dismissed, and one of the leaders responsible for the formation of the brigade died of a heart attack.
Meanwhile, on January 6, the France-Presse agency, citing an official representative of the French army, reported that several dozen of more than two thousand Ukrainian soldiers from the 155th “Anna of Kyiv” brigade deserted during training.
On January 8, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapaty, reported that a hotline for servicemen of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Anna Kyivska” was launched in the Ground Forces Command. A hotline was opened for direct contact with fighters to stabilize the situation in the brigade. Drapaty believes that the SZH is the main challenge that the brigade faced due to the low efficiency and motivation of the middle-ranking commanders, who directly manage people. He also promised to work on providing and training the brigade.