'Direct threat' — Ukraine's 48th Separate Assault Battalion denounces commander replacement

Soldiers of the 48th Assault Battalion, stationed in the city of Pokrovsk, have sent a video message to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Sirsky, denouncing the replacement of Commander Lenur Islyamov, Kyiv Independent reports. They claim that such a change poses a “direct threat” to the combat strategy.

Soldiers of the 48th Separate Assault Battalion in Ukraine denounced the replacement of commander Lenur Islyamov in a video message addressed to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, General Oleksandr Sirsky, published on Saturday, The Kyiv Independent writes. The battalion is in…

'Direct threat' — Ukraine's 48th Separate Assault Battalion denounces commander replacement

Soldiers of Ukraine's 48th Separate Assault Battalion spoke out against the replacement of their commander Lenur Islyamov in a video address to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi published on Jan. 18.The battalion is currently based in the town of Pokrovsk, a crucial logistics hub for Ukrainian forces that has been the focus of fierce fighting as Russia intensifies its offensive in Donetsk Oblast.According to the soldiers, they were deployed t…

On Friday, January 17, soldiers of the 48th Separate Assault Battalion named after Noman Chelebijihan announced that their commander and battalion founder Lenur Islamov had been removed from office.

Soldiers Demand Reinstatement of Dismissed Ukrainian Commander

The troops see this leadership change as a direct threat to their effectiveness.

48th Battalion Call for Commander’s Reinstatement

Fighters of the 48th Assault Battalion demand to protect their combat unit and keep their commander. Source