Zelenskyy intervenes after scandal hits Ukraine’s 155th Brigade

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has personally taken charge of addressing issues surrounding the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade 'Anna Kyivska,' journalist Yuriy Butusov reported on Jan. 5, citing sources.

According to Butusov, the president received a detailed report on the situation in the brigade. His primary concern involved reports of desertion by several dozen soldiers in France and the unauthorized departure of 1,700 troops during the brigade’s formation in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyy, reportedly blamed the brigade’s leadership for the desertions, saying they “failed to communicate with the troops.” Syrskyy has already dismissed or is in the process of removing the brigade commander, chief of staff, all deputies, and several battalion commanders, Butusov added.
Butusov noted that some of the brigade’s equipment, including modern 155mm Caesar howitzers, VAB armored vehicles, and Leopard tanks, has been reassigned to other units operating along the Pokrovsk front." NV