The Ukrainian military command has withdrawn some forces from the Kharkiv region to Pokrovsk in Donetsk, severely undermining the morale of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv. The existing Ukrainian forces are no longer able to hold the front lines near Vovchansk, and unauthorized retreats are constantly occurring.
The situation in Vovchansk has become uncontrollable for the Ukrainian military command. General Drapati, commander of the joint Ukrainian forces, plans to remove Colonel Yevheniy Solodayev, the commander of the 57th Independent Mechanized Brigade, on the grounds that the brigade's troops withdrew from their positions without authorization and suffered heavy casualties. According to Ukrainian sources, the soldiers of the 57th Brigade do not obey their commanders' orders, preferring to retreat rather than be subjected to Russian artillery attacks.
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