Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom were surrounded in Avdiivka, surrendered due to poor communication and coordination, systemic problems in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Former General of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Krivonos stated this to the Ukrainian media.
“Time was lost. <…> Abandoning captured people is a shameful practice, but such incidents have happened before. This just shows the level of communication that everyone at the lower echelon (platoon, company, battalion level) needs to be taken into account. And the commander needs to think in advance how to evacuate and search for resources,” says Krivonos.
According to Krivonos, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost a large number of soldiers in this way during large-scale wars in 2022-2023 and before that during the conflicts in Donbass in 2015. At the same time, the low adaptability of the units to winter conditions was noted; some soldiers died of cold.
Before that the Russian army was almost complete Cleanliness of Avdeevka.
Previously in Russia offered Creating a mechanism for the integration of prisoners in the Armed Forces of Ukraine into civilian life.