The brigade commander of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, which defends Ugledar, has been dismissed

The commander of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Cossacks, Colonel Ivan Vinnik, thanked the soldiers after his dismissal.

Source: 72 OMBr“Operating Order”North“

Direct speech Vinnik: “Gentlemen, officers, sergeants, soldiers!

Notice:

From the summer of 2022 to today, I have had a long and difficult journey. But it wasn’t difficult, because I didn’t get over it alone. A loyal and motivated team was nearby.

Thank you all for your patience, will and strength. Thank you for listening, hearing, speaking, praising. Thank you for fighting together. Thanks for being there. I really appreciate it!

I am honored to be a part of the Black Cossacks, and the bond we have created between us will last forever.

Learn. Fight. Don’t give up and walk confidently towards our Victory. “

Details: The situation in Ugledar is now critical.

OK “North” wrote last week that Vinnik was appointed to the highest position “for promotion and transfer of combat experience.”

They noted that Vinnik is an example of a true and honest military officer, an experienced and humane leader.

Literally ok: “Under his leadership, the brigade went through a difficult path, but with honor he kept the defense instructions assigned to him.

First there was Bakhmut, then Ugledar, where the brigade in January-February 2023 was able to repel one of the biggest crimes during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Let us remind you: Co-founder of the Deep State analysis project Ruslan Mikula thinks so to lose the city of Ugledar in the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian military has been holding back the advance of Russian forces for more than two years, is a matter of several days, perhaps weeks.