Syrskyi cannot stand aside from investigation into generals. He must be defendant - Butusov. VIDEO
The entire chain of command must be held accountable for the failure of defence in Kharkiv region, not just individuals.
Censor.NET editor-in-chief Yurii Butusov said this in an interview with LIGA.net.
"I was very unpleasant to read the official report, which said that the investigation was carried out with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence. But how can this be? It was the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces who appointed these generals and officers to their positions. He was the one who assigned them tasks and supervised their performance. And now he is facilitating the process of putting these people on trial, while he stands aside and facilitates it.
However, his task was not to facilitate, but to respond. He is responsible for making specific decisions. Of course, he cannot stand aside from this investigation. He also has to have a status, he has to be a defendant. This is the logic of events," the journalist said.
According to Butusov, no one is saying that he is immediately guilty, nor are other officials.
"But if we are talking about responsibility, the entire management vertical should be responsible, not just some individuals from this management vertical," he added.
The case regarding insufficient defense of the Kharkiv region in May 2024
As a reminder, on January 20, the SBI detained two generals and a colonel suspected of negligence that led to the loss of part of the Kharkiv region in May 2024.
The 125th TDF Brigade, whose Brigade Сommander was Horbenko in 2024, expressed support for him and expressed a desire to tell the truth in court about the events of that time in the Kharkiv region.
On January 21, Yurii Halushkin, a former commander of the OTG "Kharkiv" accused in the same case, was arrested for 60 days with bail set at UAH 5 million. On January 22, 5 million hryvnias bail was posted for Brigadier General Yurii Halushkin.
On January 22, 5 million hryvnias bail was posted for Brigadier General Yurii Halushkin
Subsequently, SBI officers re-detained Halushkin, who was to be released on bail of UAH 5 million. The Bureau reported new facts in the case of the border breach in the Kharkiv region.
Also on January 21, Kyiv's Pecherskyi District Court arrested Colonel Illia Lapin, former commander of the 415th Separate Rifle Battalion of the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, for 60 days.
Read more about the situation with the detention of military commanders in the article by Censor.NET Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov.
