Bohdan Krotevych, former Chief of Staff of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, has supported the commander of a battalion of the 47th Brigade, Oleksandr Shyrshyn, who submitted a report due to “moronic tasks and idiotic losses”

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1. He posted 2 tweets, translation of both below:
   >
   > When they find a scapegoat in the form of a brigade commander, operational-tactical group commander, or operational-strategic group commander — I won’t be surprised. The higher military leadership is not used to taking responsibility.
   > The reality is this: almost 99.9% of the tasks assigned to battalions are direct orders from the General Staff. Which position to retake, which tree line to clear — absolutely populist, unjustified, unsupported — idiotic assault operations or missions that senselessly expose personnel to danger.
   > Why? So that one person looks like they’ve got everything under control in front of the President. In reality — nothing is under control. The Commander-in-Chief lives in his own world, where the main source of information is Hanna Maliar. God forbid it’s not intelligence — although I doubt that too.
   > I support Oleksandr’s position. Such a stance is rare — but officers like him are the future of our army. Because they’re not about careers, they’re about responsibility and honor.
   >

   https://x.com/BohdanKrotevych/status/1923820922861125670

   > Here’s what I’ll tell you, dear society. Eurovision, negotiations, speeches by various politicians — foreign or ours — all of this is undoubtedly important. Every topic matters. But there is one top priority — and that, damn it, is the front.
   >
   > And when the front collapses — everyone will be shocked and start asking: “How did this happen? Why didn’t anyone say anything?”
   > They did. You just didn’t pay enough attention.
   > The real state of affairs — both inside the country and on the international stage — depends solely on the Ukrainian army. Set your priorities straight.
   >
   > A serving battalion commander of one of the most combat-capable brigades (which is constantly being ground into dust, used to plug every hole — a typical example of the Commander-in-Chief’s “strategic” thinking) is submitting a resignation report. And he’s directly pointing out, damn it, the problem — idiotic orders from the General Staff.
   >
   > The front is held by people like this commander — proactive, dedicated, by volunteers who keep the army afloat. But definitely not by “strategy and tactics” — because they simply don’t exist.
   >
   > The army has been turned into a political show.
   > Where one person clings to his damn chair and, behind the scenes, contemptuously humiliates anyone who could even be seen as an alternative. In some circles, this is called scheming — and that’s exactly what it is.
   > It’s petty. It’s immoral.
   > But you know what I just realized? It’s so typically “Russian.” And maybe now everything makes sense.
   > Disgust. That’s the only thing I feel right now.

2. This really shouldn’t be down voted. The general staff is obviously still in the Soviet mindset and it’s operational leaders like these that are the reason the front have collapsed.

3. Change will be inevitable. But the sad reality of all of this is that it will cost Ukraine many thousands of young men and time it doesn’t have.

   I hope Ukraine can hang on, I am confident they can. But I worry about any chances they have for further offensives now. It is obvious the issues discussed years ago still exist even with so many leadership changes.

4. Good. You want to improve? Don’t get rid of the commanders that point out your own flaws. Adapt to it. We can’t be like Russia.

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