Both units defended the suburbs and Seversk itself, which the Russians announced their capture on December 12. The publication claims that Konoval has already been removed from his post, and Poteshkin is undergoing treatment and will likely be fired upon returning to the unit.
As the UP knows, the reason for the dismissal lies in false reports from the command of both brigades – they allegedly reported on the presence of positions in areas of responsibility where, according to sources, there had been no personnel for a long time.
The 11th Army Corps, under the operational subordination of the 54th and 10th Corps, according to the UP, trusted the brigades and was confident that their reports were true. Inspectors from the corps regularly visited the units, but they did not identify problems or discrepancies between the reports and the real situation on the battlefield, because, as the interlocutors of the UP assure, this was constantly hidden.
According to the UP, the Russians captured Seversk, taking advantage of the thick fogs that were in the Donetsk region in November and December. Around the 20th of November, the 54th brigade could no longer cope with the invaders in the numbers in which they entered the city. For example, out of 15 invaders, it was possible to destroy 10, the remaining 5 quietly infiltrated deep into the city and gained a foothold, the report says.
Context
On November 30, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that the Russian army was attacking, trying to enter Gulyaypole, Ukrainian defense forces stopped the enemy on the approaches to the city.
December 25 The Ukrainian army has already reported battles in Gulyai-Polye. “The enemy is trying to infiltrate into the center of the city, his assault groups are trying to get inside the city, the enemy is trying to bring groups to the outskirts to consolidate. However, the Ukrainian defense forces are striking back and destroying these groups,” the commentary said.
On the same day, it appeared online video from the headquarters allegedly captured in Gulyai-Polye units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As hromadske journalist Diana Butsko reported, the video looks like a “tour” of the battalion headquarters: working computers and even an unlocked telephone were left in the room, on which important information could be stored
