Syrskyi to go to 59th Separate Mechanized Brigade to clarify the circumstances of losses among personnel

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and the head of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will visit the area of responsibility of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk, whose command is accused of heavy personnel losses.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

«In order to check the situation in the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk and clarify the circumstances of recent losses among the personnel, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to send a comprehensive working group headed by the Chief of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the area of responsibility of the unit», — the statement said.

Earlier, paramedic Kateryna Polishchuk (Ptashka) appealed to Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate the actions of the commander of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, where she served.

«… due to the «brilliant» official decisions and family ties of the senior military leadership with Bohdan Shevchuk, the latter was appointed to the position of the 59th Separate Mechanized Brigade Commander… Since thousands of soldiers are still performing combat missions under Shevchuk’s leadership, I ask you to pay attention and conduct an official inspection», — she wrote.