Arrest of two Ukrainian generals on charges of “inaction” and “negligence”

The Ukrainian Bureau of Investigation (DBR) announced today the arrest of two Ukrainian army generals and a colonel on charges that their “inaction” and “negligence” had “allowed” Russia to seize part of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv province in May. of 2024. Russia, which launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, launched at the beginning of last May a surprise cross-border attack in Kharkiv province. Although the Ukrainian army managed to halt the advance of Russian forces there, it was unable to recapture the region, where Russian strikes destroyed many towns and caused tens of thousands of civilians to flee. Among the detained servicemen are a former commander of the Kharkiv tactical group, the former commander of the 125th territorial defense brigade and the former commander of a battalion. Their “negligent attitude” allowed Russia to penetrate up to 10 km deep into Ukraine, which lost control of part of its border, […]
Source: News Beast

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