"Should become a symbol of France": The Armed Forces said that now with a scandalous 155 brigade

This was stated on January 8 by the commander of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Michael Drapaty, revealing new details. "He explained the situation, named the reasons responsible. He also met with the command of the brigade and French journalists who are currently working in the unit, attend positions to see with their own eyes how" Anna Kyiv "soldiers perform combat tasks and operate in France the weapons provided" , - he said.

The commander noted that, in his opinion, the situation gained publicity "early". He stressed that the brigade was created before his appointment, but the general considers his duty to respond to such problems. "Formation and weapons" from scratch "of the new brigade, together with a foreign country, took place for the first time and in a fairly short time - in just a few months.

No one had such experience before, so it was impossible to predict all the nuances and details of this process," he explained. Dropaty said that the project became a "challenge" and "not all services worked perfectly", but France fully fulfilled its obligations. Now the task of the Armed Forces is to prove that it is effective and correct mistakes.

Among them, in particular, the fact that the responsible persons were formally created, and the management and control of the process were carried out improperly. Errors were made during staffing and "not always weighed decisions on personnel management". Preparation in Ukraine and abroad was poorly planned, and the problems were reacted late in the process.

The commander assured that the majority of systemic shortcomings that have admitted the Land Forces, the General Staff and the Operational Command have already been analyzed. "These problems will be inherent in any newly created unit if it is used immediately after forming in hostilities. The above command has to be aware and consider it. However, the reasons why this happens is also clear to everyone. The brigade at the front is less than a month.

The period when all the shortcomings in the staff and preparation of the personnel are revealed. Works on the elimination of errors and improvement of combat capacity. The General said that the focus is now at the creation of the team by experienced officers and commanders. The new Kombrig has already directed the need to provide, and it is being worked out. Also deployed "Effective System of Increasing Additional Training" for the fighters.

A special group of psychologists experts in the units work in the units. Some soldiers who went to the HSC have already returned to the service. "The situation is not easy. The main challenge faced by the team is the low efficiency and motivation of middle -level commanders who directly manage people. This, as well as involvement of units in hostilities, determine the number of HSCs in 155 brigade. In cases of leaving their combat positions. , - the commander emphasized.

He informed that he was in person looking for officers who would be recommended by a combrig. From January 8, a special hotline for fighters of the scandalous brigade is launched. It is available at 0800-500-410 (after listening-figure 5) and works from 9:00 to 18:00 daily. "I think that the 155 Anna Kyivska brigade is promising and still manifest itself. Yes, the time and effort of many to correct the mistakes made during the formation.