The Pechersk District Courtroom of Kyiv imposed pre-trial detention on Brigadier Common Yurii Halushkin, former commander of Operational Tactical Group Kharkiv, and Colonel Illia Lapin, former commander of the 415th Separate Rifle Battalion of the twenty third Separate Mechanised Brigade, on 21 January.

Supply: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; Radio Liberty

Particulars: In line with the court docket's ruling, Halushkin will stay in custody for the subsequent 60 days, with bail set at UAH 5 million (roughly US$119,000), as reported by Radio Liberty.

The court docket partially glad the prosecutor's movement.

Lapin was additionally remanded in custody for 60 days, in keeping with a Suspilne correspondent current on the court docket session.

The listening to for Lieutenant Common Artur Horbenko, former commander of the a hundred and twenty fifth Territorial Defence Brigade, was adjourned till 22 January as a result of emergence of recent proof within the case.

Background:

• On 20 January, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), in cooperation with the Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU), detained two former generals and a colonel on suspicion of negligence that enabled Russian forces to grab a part of the territory of Kharkiv Oblast in Could 2024.
• The sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda, revealed that these detained embody Brigadier Common Yurii Halushkin, Lieutenant Common Artur Horbenko and Colonel Illia Lapin.
• The SBI said that Brigadier Common Halushkin assigned defensive positions to the a hundred and twenty fifth Territorial Defence Brigade that had been past its fight capabilities, regardless of having different items obtainable to strengthen the positions.
• In the meantime, Colonel Lapin, the previous commander of the 415th Separate Rifle Battalion of the twenty third Separate Mechanised Brigade, didn’t plan a defensive motion within the settlements of Strilecha, Krasne, Lyptsi and Slobozhanske, all of which had been inside his battalion's defence zone.
• In line with investigators, the officer did not report the outcomes of the battle to his senior commander throughout the defence in opposition to a Russian offensive, the SBI studies. He additionally didn’t take motion to stop the unauthorised retreat of 12 battalion troopers and issued a fight order independently, with out the approval of his senior commander. Moreover, the previous battalion commander ignored the brigade commander's order to get well the misplaced positions.

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