Ukraine: Army officers arrested for negligence and inaction – “They allowed Russia to occupy areas in Kharkiv”

Two generals and a colonel of the Ukrainian army were arrested today (20.01.2025) in , because they are accused by the authorities of “inertness” and “indecentness” that they demonstrated with the result that they “allow” to occupy part of the district of Harkov in May 2024. Russia, which began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, launched a surprise cross-border attack on the northeastern province of Harkov in early May. CORVERSE Although the Ukrainian army managed to halt the advance of Russian forces there, it was unable to retake the area, where Russian blows destroyed many cities and caused the escape of tens of thousands of civilians. Among the military prisoners is a former commander of the Kharkovo tactical group, the former commander of the 125th territorial defence brigade and the former commander of a battalion. The authorities’ announcement The “mind attitude” allowed Russia to penetrate a depth of up to 10 kilometres in Ukraine, which lost control of part of its borders, said in a statement the Ukrainian Bureau of Investigation (DBR). “ The actions of the commanders led to loss of human resources and armament, and as a result they failed to defend the state borders in their area of responsibility, ” the Ukrainian Bureau of Investigation stressed. Ukrainian Bureau of Investigation/DBR Senior officers are accused of not adequately coordinating the defence of this area, that they did not properly organize artillery and aviation support and that they did not prepare fortifications, continued the DBR. The former battalion commander is in a separate case suspected of abandoning the battlefield. Men face a sentence of up to 10 years, according to the source.