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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) have detained three high-ranking Ukrainian military officials accused of failing to properly defend the Kharkiv region during a Russian offensive in May 2024.
According to an official statement published on January 20 by the DBR, those detained include a brigadier general, a lieutenant general, and a colonel.
The investigation alleges that the officials, who held key leadership positions in Ukraine's territorial defense, neglected to adequately prepare defensive positions along the border areas of the Kharkiv region. During the renewed Russian assault, they reportedly lost control over their troops, contributing to the loss of strategic territory in the region.
Charges against the detained officers include negligent military service during wartime and the organization of an unauthorized retreat from the battlefield.
If convicted, the officials could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Authorities are currently determining pretrial restriction measures for the three detainees.
I thought only totalitarian countries criminalized military failure.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) have detained three high-ranking Ukrainian military officials accused of failing to properly defend the Kharkiv region during a Russian offensive in May 2024.
According to an official statement published on January 20 by the DBR, those detained include a brigadier general, a lieutenant general, and a colonel.
The investigation alleges that the officials, who held key leadership positions in Ukraine's territorial defense, neglected to adequately prepare defensive positions along the border areas of the Kharkiv region. During the renewed Russian assault, they reportedly lost control over their troops, contributing to the loss of strategic territory in the region.
Charges against the detained officers include negligent military service during wartime and the organization of an unauthorized retreat from the battlefield.
If convicted, the officials could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Authorities are currently determining pretrial restriction measures for the three detainees.
I thought only totalitarian countries criminalized military failure.
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