Ukraine's 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Techniques Forces mentioned on June 17 that former fighter Ryan O'Leary not has entry to present details about the unit's operations and can’t communicate on its behalf.
The assertion follows public criticism from O'Leary, an American volunteer and former commander of the Chosen Firm, who alleged widespread management failures inside Ukraine's Armed Forces.
On June 14, O'Leary mentioned mismanagement inside the navy, relatively than Russia's motion, was answerable for "extra deaths," accusing commanders of prioritizing private energy over troop welfare.
"The officer corps behaves like a caste system of untouchables or 'military lords,'" he wrote on X.
Chosen Firm, initially shaped because the 312 Swedish Volunteer Firm initially of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, has drawn members from greater than 31 international locations.
Its first commander, Swedish veteran Edvard Selander Patrignani, was killed in motion in July 2022. O'Leary took command afterward, and the unit was built-in into the 59th Brigade in early 2023.
O'Leary accused the previous commander of the 59th Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Shevchuk, of sending intelligence officers into reckless assaults, leading to avoidable casualties. Shevchuk was lately faraway from command after being accused of submitting false studies.
"Within the first two months of his command, he despatched troopers into unattainable positions with no hope of reinforcement or survival," O'Leary claimed.
In response, the 59th Brigade, deployed within the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast, mentioned O'Leary voluntarily resigned from service on Feb. 8, 2024, and has not taken half in any operations or inside choices since.
"He doesn’t have up-to-date data on the state of affairs within the unit and can’t touch upon it," the brigade mentioned. "The dissemination of unfounded accusations and misinformation undermines morale and negatively impacts the unit's fight readiness."
The 59th Brigade emphasised that its troopers proceed to carry out fight missions underneath difficult situations and "preserve excessive effectivity and effectiveness."
O'Leary had introduced the disbandment of the Chosen Firm on Might 26, however mentioned he would wait to debate particulars till his contract formally ended.
