The commander of a battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Soledar with the call sign “Kupol” was demoted after an interview with The Washington Post, in which he talked about the large number of inexperienced soldiers and the serious losses of the Ukrainian army. Reported by “Ukraine Truth”.
The article states that the call-signed battalion commander of the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade was transferred from a combat battalion commander to a training center battalion deputy commander following a critical interview with the American newspaper The Washington Post.
It was also noted that the soldier wrote a letter of resignation to protest.
Earlier, the deputy head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said on the broadcast of the Rossiya 24 TV channel that the army of the Russian Armed Forces. progressing In Maryinka, he “grinds” a large amount of reserves sent there by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.