French-trained Ukrainian brigade receives additional reinforcements and performs tasks in full strength – General Staff
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:00:32 +0200
Ukraines General Staff has reported that the 155th Mechanised Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv, a military unit that has undergone training in France, is performing combat missions on the Pokrovsk front in full strength, having been reinforced with drones and additional equipment.
Source General Staff in a comment to the InterfaxUkraine news agency Quote This is a newly created brigade that has been trained in France and is gaining capabilities in the course of combat operations, having its own brigade defence line on the Pokrovsk front.
Details The General Staff stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command had initiated an inspection into the 155th Brigade over cases of unauthorised abandonment of service by some soldiers, even before related media reports emerged.
The command also stated that measures are being taken to improve discipline and the psychological wellbeing of the brigades soldiers.
These measures have helped reduce the number of desertion cases.
The brigades units are now receiving additional equipment and have been reinforced with unmanned systems units, the General Staff said.
Background Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov claimed at the end of December 2024 that the brigade had been improperly formed and supplied, citing problems with personnel, equipment and ammunition, which has caused it to suffer losses.
Ukraines State Bureau of Investigation later confirmed it was conducting an investigation into charges of abuse of power and desertion.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, CommanderinChief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that he had focused on strengthening the capabilities of the 155th Mechanised Brigades unmanned systems units and addressing problematic issues that need to be resolved.
A French army official confirmed incidents of desertion among Ukrainian soldiers undergoing training in France.
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