By order of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine disbanded the 40th volunteer Battalion " Kryvbas ", defeated last winter under Debaltsevo.
Mechanized infantry division was created on 20 may 2014 and mostly consisted of inhabitants of the Dnepropetrovsk area. In the area of "special operations" soldiers "Krivbass" passed through the hottest point, and among them were 2 boilers - near Ilovaysk and in Debaltsevo. The battalion's losses - 65 people (just in the division to 350 fighters), pass " News ".
The reasons for the dissolution as long as unknown. It is not clear About it, where will you direct the officers and soldiers of the battalion, stresses the magazine." Part of the demobilized soldiers, the Part will remain to serve in other units of the armed forces. The battalion was in combat organize cooperation between various, currently the warriors back to the place of permanent deployment in Krivoy Rog ", - has told "news" the curator "Krivbass" Nikolay Kolesnik. According to him, the soldiers have a huge problem with getting the documents, which stretch for many months." In debaltseve, about 100 fighters left, Not having military tickets in hand after Ilovaysk. In the battalion there is no chief of staff, samrakshana, won't work drill. Because of this, No one can formalize the status of UBD and ATO participants, information About injuries, " she says." right now were building, the commander stated that he collected the tents and loaded the bus, says "kryvbasbasket" Alexander.- The battalion wishes to remain in full force, but If the dissolution steadily, then let us at least poroto hold together. We worked well together, understand each other perfectly: I am a gunner, I just have to rustle up a driver, and he correctly put "Mama" that was convenient to shoot. I don't think there was any intrigue weave. But the documents are we really having a trouble: in Voennykh no marks that We were. If they believe, then sat all the time in the rear ". on 18 February, the General staff of the armed forces of Ukraine recognized the 40th Battalion "Kryvbas" deserted from their positions and subjected to a charge of failure " strategic operations on debaltseve, an organized departure ". About the possible disbanding of paramilitary units because of the abandonment of the positions stated in October.

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