According to the Russian press, in Russian army’s campaign to overrun Soledar, an important town in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in numbers and weapons; including many elite Ukrainian units, suffered heavy losses from the Russian army.A lot of Ukrainian soldiers was taken prisoner at Soledar, most of the troops of Ukraine’s elite 77th Air Mobility Brigade. According to the website topwar.ru, this force was formed on the basis of the 199th training center of the Air Assault Force in Zhytomyr, northeastern Ukraine.The 77th Brigade is staffed with at least three battalions and is equipped with tanks and combat vehicles provided by the West. Soldiers of the 77th Brigade wore the uniforms of Ukrainian Airborne Forceswith a crimson beret on her head.Most officers and soldiers of the 77th Brigade are trained by British military experts. However, these “elite” Ukrainians, trained abroad, did not become “elite” because of that, as most were surrounded and defeated by troops of the Russian Wagner paramilitary force. . Many others were arrested.Yevgeny Prigozin, founder of the Russian Wagner military company, said on January 11 that Ukrainian soldiers in Soledar who tried to resist and refused to surrender were destroyed. According to RIA Novosti, Prigozin said that his forces had destroyed about 500 Ukrainian soldiers, stubbornly refused to surrender.Another Russian media “Pravda” also reported that some Ukrainian soldiers surrounded but refused to surrender committed suicide. To save the situation, the Ukrainian army tried to counterattack.It is also reported that the Eastern command of the Ukrainian army, which tried to counterattack to stop the advance of Wagner paramilitary forces in Soledar and break the siege for the remaining remnants, was defeated. stuck in the city; but this attempt ended with greater casualties.On the morning of January 10, the Eastern Command of the Ukrainian Army attempted to launch a counterattack to break the siege and rescue the besieged Ukrainian troops in Soledar. The number of troops participating in this operation, including the 46th and 77th Ukrainian Brigade.Although the number of “rescue teams” sent by the Ukrainian army was very small, neither of the two brigades that participated in the battle received fire support. Initially, the rescue force was planned to support artillery and the 17th Tank Brigade, but this did not happen; because most of the Ukrainian artillery in the area was heavily suppressed by Russian fire.In addition, the counter-attack force sent by the Ukrainian side did not even have a company captain or a battalion commander; Armament is also limited, with only a few French VAB armored personnel carriers and British mine-resistant Wolfhounds. What was even more unfortunate for them was that the Russians discovered them and then sent Su-25 attack aircraft.The relevant Russian media concluded that, in general, the Ukrainian “rescuing” counterattack ended with the loss of about 200 men, and the remnants of the 46th and 77th Brigade were forced to retreat to Paraskovievka in Donetsk. At the same time, Russian military correspondent Alexander Sladkov conducted an on-site interview at the Soledar front; This war correspondent was “extremely impressed” by the speed of the Russian coalition’s sweep.On January 10, the Ukrainian side admitted that Yuri Alexandrovich Yurchik, the current chief of staff of the rapid response unit “Dozor”, of the State Border Service of Ukraine, who fought in Soledar a few days ago , was sacrificed by Russian artillery fire.Mr. Yurchik though only holds the rank of colonel, and although there are generals in the ranks of Ukraine, except for General Zaluzhny and some people with the rank of major general, the senior officers and below in the Ukrainian Army are basically colonel rank. In other words, in the army fighting on the front lines, the highest rank in the Ukrainian army is colonel.The position held by the colonel is basically the position of commander of the brigade (also the current highest organizational unit of the Ukrainian Army). Mr. Yurchik – considered the “big fish” of the highest rank, among all senior officers of the Ukrainian Army, was removed from combat by the Russian army, since the Russian conflict- Ukraine happens.
According to the Russian press, in Russian army’s campaign to overrun Soledar, an important town in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in numbers and weapons; including many elite Ukrainian units, suffered heavy losses from the Russian army.
A lot of Ukrainian soldiers was taken prisoner at Soledar, most of the troops of Ukraine’s elite 77th Air Mobility Brigade. According to the website topwar.ru, this force was formed on the basis of the 199th training center of the Air Assault Force in Zhytomyr, northeastern Ukraine.
The 77th Brigade is staffed with at least three battalions and is equipped with tanks and combat vehicles provided by the West. Soldiers of the 77th Brigade wore the uniforms of Ukrainian Airborne Forceswith a crimson beret on her head.
Most officers and soldiers of the 77th Brigade are trained by British military experts. However, these “elite” Ukrainians, trained abroad, did not become “elite” because of that, as most were surrounded and defeated by troops of the Russian Wagner paramilitary force. . Many others were arrested.
Yevgeny Prigozin, founder of the Russian Wagner military company, said on January 11 that Ukrainian soldiers in Soledar who tried to resist and refused to surrender were destroyed. According to RIA Novosti, Prigozin said that his forces had destroyed about 500 Ukrainian soldiers, stubbornly refused to surrender.
Another Russian media “Pravda” also reported that some Ukrainian soldiers surrounded but refused to surrender committed suicide. To save the situation, the Ukrainian army tried to counterattack.
It is also reported that the Eastern command of the Ukrainian army, which tried to counterattack to stop the advance of Wagner paramilitary forces in Soledar and break the siege for the remaining remnants, was defeated. stuck in the city; but this attempt ended with greater casualties.
On the morning of January 10, the Eastern Command of the Ukrainian Army attempted to launch a counterattack to break the siege and rescue the besieged Ukrainian troops in Soledar. The number of troops participating in this operation, including the 46th and 77th Ukrainian Brigade.
Although the number of “rescue teams” sent by the Ukrainian army was very small, neither of the two brigades that participated in the battle received fire support. Initially, the rescue force was planned to support artillery and the 17th Tank Brigade, but this did not happen; because most of the Ukrainian artillery in the area was heavily suppressed by Russian fire.
In addition, the counter-attack force sent by the Ukrainian side did not even have a company captain or a battalion commander; Armament is also limited, with only a few French VAB armored personnel carriers and British mine-resistant Wolfhounds. What was even more unfortunate for them was that the Russians discovered them and then sent Su-25 attack aircraft.
The relevant Russian media concluded that, in general, the Ukrainian “rescuing” counterattack ended with the loss of about 200 men, and the remnants of the 46th and 77th Brigade were forced to retreat to Paraskovievka in Donetsk.
At the same time, Russian military correspondent Alexander Sladkov conducted an on-site interview at the Soledar front; This war correspondent was “extremely impressed” by the speed of the Russian coalition’s sweep.
On January 10, the Ukrainian side admitted that Yuri Alexandrovich Yurchik, the current chief of staff of the rapid response unit “Dozor”, of the State Border Service of Ukraine, who fought in Soledar a few days ago , was sacrificed by Russian artillery fire.
Mr. Yurchik though only holds the rank of colonel, and although there are generals in the ranks of Ukraine, except for General Zaluzhny and some people with the rank of major general, the senior officers and below in the Ukrainian Army are basically colonel rank. In other words, in the army fighting on the front lines, the highest rank in the Ukrainian army is colonel.
The position held by the colonel is basically the position of commander of the brigade (also the current highest organizational unit of the Ukrainian Army). Mr. Yurchik – considered the “big fish” of the highest rank, among all senior officers of the Ukrainian Army, was removed from combat by the Russian army, since the Russian conflict- Ukraine happens.