A platoon of the 151st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) has abandoned its positions in the Izyum direction. Russian security forces reported this to TASS .
“A unit of the 151st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, observing the current situation, also withdrew. No one is willing to continue fighting,” the source stated, citing intercepted Ukrainian military communications.
An agency source reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command has acknowledged the inevitability of the loss of Krasny Liman in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). A similar situation is observed on the western bank of the Oskol River north of Kupyansk , near the village of Monachinovka, where, according to the source, entire units are retreating.
Security forces also noted that Russian aircraft, artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicles are actively targeting Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.
“The militants are not ready to fight. <...> Even the platoon commander led the retreat. We are seeing the beginning of a domino effect among the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Izyum sector,” security officials added.
Previously, Ukrainian soldiers fled from their positions in the SVO zone wearing women’s clothing.