Russian security structures told RIA Novosti about mass desertion among servicemen of the new 55th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, which was transferred to Sumy region.
According to the agency's interlocutor, the newly formed 55th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces (permanent deployment point Podolsk, Odesa region) has arrived in Sumy region. The command staff has no combat experience and no motivation to go to the positions. In the first weeks, mass cases of unauthorized abandonment of the unit have already been recorded, he said.
As President Vladimir Putin has stressed, the army is successfully accomplishing the task of creating a buffer security zone along the border with Sumy region.
The "Sever" group is operating in this region. Over the past day it liberated the settlement of Barilovka. The enemy lost more than 195 servicemen and six vehicles.