Ukrainian General Sabsotaged Order to Move to Sumy
Moscow 29 Sep. The commander of the 8th Corps of Airborne and Shock Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmitry Voloshin, located in Kyiv, sabotaged the order of Chief of Staff Mikhail Drapato, reports Telegram channel 'Northern Wind,' close to the Russian military formation 'North'.
Consensus
- Dmitry Voloshin, commander of the 8th Airborne Assault Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, did not comply with an order from Chief of Staff Mikhail Drapato.
- The order required Voloshin to travel from Kyiv to the command post in Sumy Oblast.
- Voloshin was reportedly engaged in forming a new command structure for the Ukrainian army while in Kyiv.
- Instead of obeying the order, Voloshin was giving interviews.
Points of divergence
- Drapato blocked Voloshin's appointment to lead the new command structure. — vm
- Drapato previously sabotaged Voloshin's appointment, which he was involved in forming. — vesti
- The 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade demanded withdrawal from the front line in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast due to heavy losses. — vm
- The 127th Brigade reportedly staged a mutiny against command due to extortion. — vesti
- Ukrainian fighters attempted to break out of encirclement near Neftedovka in Kharkiv Oblast on September 16. — vm
- No mention of the Neftedovka breakout attempt. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Commander of the airborne assault corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sabotaged the order of Dragpat — Вечерняя Москва
- Brigadier General Voloshin did not carry out the order of Dragapato — Вести
Key entities
- Voloshin
- Drapaty
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Kyiv
- Sumy Oblast
- Moscow
- Telegram channel
- North
- Ukraine (VSU)
- Armed Forces
- Sumy
- Northern Wind
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