Ukraine’s Common Workers launches investigation into 156th Brigade

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has directed the navy to provoke an investigation into the 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the Common Workers of Ukraine's Armed Forces introduced on Jan. 19.

The investigation comes on the heels of a state probe into the French-trained a hundred and fifty fifth "Anne of Kyiv"Mechanized Brigade.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Oleh Apostol will lead the investigation, the Common Workers said in a social media publish.

"The aim of the work is to examine the progress of the brigade's formation and supply complete help in organizing and making ready for fight operations," the publish learn.

Latest inspections of the 156th Brigade revealed "a lot of vital shortcomings," in response to the navy. Plans to deal with these issues embrace changing the brigade's management, appointing a commander with sensible fight and command expertise, and transferring combat-tested officers and sergeants into the unit.

Different obligatory steps contain enhancing sensible coaching for personnel and growing coaching for drone pilots and digital warfare operators.

"It needs to be famous that the errors that occurred in the course of the formation and coaching of the a hundred and fifty fifth 'Anne of Kyiv' Brigade have been taken into consideration, and measures are being taken to stop them sooner or later," the Common Workers mentioned.

The 156th Brigade is certainly one of 14 new brigades shaped by Ukraine's Floor Forces in current months. The newly shaped brigades have confronted front-line challenges and accusations of mismanagement — notably the a hundred and fifty fifth, the French-trained brigade on the heart of a mass desertion scandal.

Floor Forces Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi mentioned on Jan. 8 that "insufficient administration," "errors in recruitment," and "imperfect coaching planning" contributed to the issues with the a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade.

The final's remarks adopted a media investigation that claimed troopers of the unit, deployed close to the front-line scorching spot Pokrovsk, suffered heavy losses and abandoned in massive numbers resulting from poor command and group.

The a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade was meant to be a flagship mission for Ukrainian brigades skilled and armed with the help of international companions. French President Emmanuel Macron introduced in June that France would offer coaching and navy provides as a part of this initiative.

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