“The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the military law enforcement service is investigating the incident in which Russian soldiers entered the command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gulyaipol.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Syrskyi in an interview with “Channel 24”
straight language: “The situation in the Gulyaipil direction happened because one of the territorial defense brigades during the fighting could not withstand the onslaught of the enemy. This is the 102nd brigade. It was gradually retreating.
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We were forced to transfer our assault units and units there, which gradually occupied what was left behind with battles. Currently, the enemy has no advantages there for a month. Every day it tries to attack and carries out attacks, but still suffers huge losses in this direction. That is why hostilities continue there.”
Details: Syrskyi added that it would be possible to construct these actions of the battalion command in a completely different way. After all, according to him, reinforcements from the 5th assault brigade, which was two streets away from this command post, were coming to help.
straight language: “An appropriate investigation by the Military Law and Order Service has been ordered. A legal assessment will be given to the actions of the battalion commander, first of all, after finding out why he did so, given that he was ordered by the brigade commander to organize a circular defense, as well as to destroy everything that was of any value or contained information of a confidential nature.
That is, they could simply burn everything. I know they had time to do it and the enemy forces there were limited. But despite the fact that this unit withdrew, the 225th Assault Regiment is holding the defense in Gulyaipol.”
Details: According to the commander-in-chief, the commanders there soberly assess the situation, conduct active assault actions, and maintain the defense. This direction is also strengthening.
What preceded:
- A video appeared online where the Russians allegedly captured the command and observation post of one of the Ukrainian units in the center of Gulyaipol, Zaporizhzhia region. Presumably, the video was distributed by the Russians, and later circulated in the chat rooms of the Ukrainian military. In the footage, allegedly abandoned by the Ukrainian military of one of the TRO KSP brigades, where working computers, documentation and even an unlocked phone remained. UP sources reported that this event took place on December 18.
- In a comment to “Ukrainian Pravda”, the spokesman of the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, said that the specified facts are being checked for authenticity and an investigation will be conducted.
- The interlocutor of hromadske confirmed that the Russians showed the real control post, which belonged to the 1st battalion of the 106th brigade. Previously, it was the 75th battalion as part of the 102nd brigade. According to the military, there were more than ten soldiers at the headquarters. When the Russians approached, the Ukrainian military engaged in a shooting battle.
- He added that, retreating from their positions, the 1st battalion of the 106th brigade exposed the flank of the 2nd battalion of the 102nd brigade and allowed the enemy to enter from the side of the village of Marfopil and the north-eastern side of Gulyaipol.
- Meanwhile, relatives of soldiers from the 1st battalion of the 106th brigade claim that the soldiers of this unit were surrounded for more than a month in Gulyaipol, Zaporozhye, and when they finally escaped, they were transferred to the 225th assault regiment and ordered to return to the city.