Troopers of Ukraine's forty eighth Separate Assault Battalion spoke out in opposition to the substitute of their commander Lenur Islyamov in a video handle to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi revealed on Jan. 18.
The battalion is presently primarily based within the city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistics hub for Ukrainian forces that has been the main target of fierce preventing as Russia intensifies its offensive in Donetsk Oblast.
In line with the troopers, they had been deployed there 10 days in the past after virtually a 12 months spent defending one other scorching spot within the area. Following the redeployment, the battalion discovered that Isyamov had been changed by one other commander.
"Altering the commander at a crucial second is a direct menace to the unit's fight functionality and undermines the belief of the fighters," the assertion learn.
The servicemembers praised Islyamov for forming and main a battalion that consists of 90% volunteers.
"We now have not surrendered a single place. As an alternative, we’ve got carried out dozens of profitable operations. Throughout this time, we recaptured a number of settlements the place Ukrainian flags had been planted," one soldier stated.
"All this was doable solely due to the expertise, professionalism, and dedication of our commander."
The troopers additionally stated that they weren’t supplied with obligatory intelligence data after their redeployment.
The Ukrainian navy management has not but commented on the handle.
That is the newest attraction by the Ukrainian navy in assist of a commander allegedly about to be eliminated.
In the summertime of 2024, troopers from Ukraine's twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade spoke out to oppose the dismissal of its commander, Ivan Holishevskyi.
Later, officers from Ukraine's eightieth Air Assault Brigade referred to as on Ukraine's political and navy management to maintain brigade commander Emil Ishkulov in his publish.
The Kyiv IndependentAsami Terajima
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