“The commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mikhail Drapaty, appointed an additional official check in the 155th separate mechanized brigade (OMBR) after the publication of the material of “Ukrainian Truth” on business for “combat” payment.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Answer General Drapyaty to the request of the UP
Direct Language: “After publishing the material in “Ukrainian Truth”, I have appointed an additional service of the facts published by journalists. ”
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Details: Dropaty noted that he personally devoted a lot of time to establish work in the 155th separate mechanized brigade, the search for a capable command, increasing its combat capability and providing drones.
Direct Language: “For managing such difficult, newly formed citizens, a team requires a person with experience, character, leadership, vision of systemic problems and organizational talent. Find such a true challenge. Therefore, not all personnel solutions can look substantiated and understandable for society.
Details: Major General said that Colonel Taras Maximov’s candidacy was selected by the commander of the Operations Command “West” Vladimir Shvediuk.
Dropaty stressed that during the consideration of the candidature took into account personal experience, feedback from the brothers and results in the previous places of the Maximov service. According to the Chief of the CSR, other candidates were considered, but some applicants had a lower professional level, and some refused because they had other proposals.
He recalled that at the stage of change of command of the 155th brigade was unbalanced, unnecessary, poorly prepared. In his opinion, then the appointment of Maximov significantly influenced the state of the brigade and improved its combat capability.
He added that from the command of the Land Forces in the brigade, officers are constantly working, who support in the work with personnel, introduction of technologies, development of the unmanned component.
Direct Language: “But whatever achievement, I will not cover anyone – for me there is no inviolable. I am waiting for the results of all checks and what the investigation is. The investigation of the DBR is still ongoing. The command of the troops of the troops fully contributes to the exposure of all those involved in the overwhelming. I want to emphasize the gap. The massacre will be rigid. ”
That preceded: On May 19, “Ukrainian Truth” released the material “Business on” combat “payments and a massive HSC. As a new command” raises from the knees “155th mechanized brigade.
Among other things, the material refers to the possible involvement of Colonel Taras Maximov’s Combrigen in the appointment of fictitious “combat” payments and demanding of them “rollbacks”, more than 1.2 thousand cases of HCP from the beginning of 2025 and insufficient provision of units.
Prehistory:
- In early May, the security forces detained Acting Commander of the battalion of unmanned systems of the 155th separate mechanized brigade of Lieutenant Colonel Svyatoslav Shumsky. According to law enforcement officers, the military official demanded from the subordinates to “discard” for accruing fictitious allowances for their participation in the fighting on the forefront.
- The court chose the suspected preventive measure – detention at the guardhouse for a period of 60 days with an alternative to collateral in 49 million hryvnias