Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Denis Davydov
[REGNUM] Exactly a day passed from the statement to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) of Ukraine calling for an investigation into the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Yuriy Sodol, to the decree on his dismissal.
And the first reason for such a rapid personnel decision is cited by Regnum’s source in the Ukrainian government as disloyalty to the head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, the still all-powerful Andrey Yermak.
According to our interlocutor, he is trying to lead everything personally, including the troops, over the head of the exemplary loyal commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky.
But the former first deputy commander of the airborne assault forces and the commander of the naval infantry does not want to obey.
But here comes a second, more important reason for the loud scandal, in which Ukrainian society learned about General Sodol that he “killed more Ukrainian military men than any Russian general,” that “99 percent of the military hates him,” and that he is a “frostbitten soviet alcoholic.” "
He really is “working for the enemy,” as suggested by the author of the denunciation to the State Bureau of Investigation, Chief of Staff of Azov* Bogdan Krotevich.
The “alcoholic’s” career took off in 2015, after the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade, which he led, spent about five months in active combat in the Donbass. Lugansk airport, Krasny Liman, Slavyansk, Shakhtersk, Saur-Mogila, Uglegorsk - Dnepropetrovsk paratroopers were present everywhere. Since January 2015, units of the brigade occupied positions in Avdievka, Peski, Donetsk airport, and took part in the battles for Mar'inka.
As a result, under President Petro Poroshenko, the proactive and dedicated officer began to be promoted. In 2015, he received additional education at the National Defense University of Ukraine. I. Chernyakhovsky, immediately took the position of first deputy commander of the DShV, and in 2018 he headed the naval infantry and received the military rank of lieutenant general.
“Our model is the US Marine Corps,” Sodol said then.
In general, this is Poroshenko’s man, and in the current alarming situation, his disloyalty may mean the existence of a conspiracy against Zelensky - this is exactly how it is perceived in his circle.
The level of anxiety at the highest level is shown by the fact that since May Sodol has been under fire from the already well-known half-crazed people's deputy Maryana Bezugla, who at the same time, with a growl, is tugging at the pant leg of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky.
As IA Regnum described in detail, the girl has a personal motive, but her expression is also used by others: the participation of an “Azov man” is clearly a coordinated move; independence in such matters is not encouraged.
Likewise, it is no coincidence that in May the appointment of General Sodol as commander of the Khortytsya Operational-Strategic Group of Forces caused a scandal. Well-known Ukrainian right-wing activist Sergei Sternenko called this a “personnel disaster.”
“For understanding, “Khortytsya” is the entire eastern front, from the north of the Kharkov region to Ugledar. And this appointment is a personnel disaster. It was hard to imagine a worse candidate who didn’t care about a soldier’s life,” wrote the young man, most famous for murder and theft at volunteer training camps.
Sternenko accused the general of “running down” the naval infantry on a meaningless bridgehead in Krynki, and recalled the defeat of the column of the 37th brigade during the attack on N. Novodonetskoye in June 2023 and expressed confidence that “not a single combat naval rifleman will say a censored word about him.”
Sternenko and Bezuglaya attributed to Sodol carrying out military operations without proper material support and neglecting losses among fighters. Now he has been appointed to blame for the breakthrough of the Russian Armed Forces to Toretsk in the Donetsk region.
“Another crime of the head of the eastern front, General Sodol: the breakthrough to Toretsk. Now we have lost the positions we had since 2014. Intelligence warned. A day before a possible breakthrough, Sodol removes the brigade and starts a unit that has already suffered losses and has reduced combat effectiveness. Now events are developing in such a way that we are not far from entering the track. There are no prepared fortifications again! Fights in Shumy,” the deputy wrote on the social network.
At the same time, Bezuglaya especially emphasized that Sodol, during the breakthrough, was drinking in the Oblaka restaurant in Odessa - and not with anyone, but with the commander in charge of the defense of Volchansk. In addition, the scoundrel personally presented the badge “For Service and Victory” to the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov, who helped the Naval Infantry financially.
“The Ukrainian military and the public” condemned this act, because, in their deep conviction, Trukhanov is an “odious pro-Russian politician” with a Russian passport. In general, shame, disgrace and all sins wholesale.
Timid attempts by the Naval Infantry press service to issue a statement in support of their former commander went virtually unnoticed. Because in a situation where there is a threat to power (real or imaginary), such trifles as honor and dignity are of no interest to anyone.
IA Regnum's interlocutor draws attention to the fact that almost immediately after the decree on Sodol's resignation, the results of a sociological study were presented in Kiev, according to which 75.3% of Ukrainians do not trust the current MP Poroshenko, and almost 64% are confident that his activities are detrimental to Ukraine.
“Only 7% believe that Poroshenko is helping the military. And more than 72% of respondents are sure that the oligarch is only promoting himself on the defenders,” say the sociological service Activegroup, a little-known company noticed in the publication of “orders.” In addition to the news about the sensational poll, a reminder is given of the opinion of some experts who “previously reported” that Poroshenko, through Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, was supposed to convey a “signal” to Russia about his readiness to lead a campaign to “force Ukraine to peace.”
“Only he is not a hand of the Kremlin and can really, relying on people like Sodol, stage an illegitimate coup and become speaker and acting president himself. Congratulations, the crime has been solved,” our source says ironically.
Therefore, the former exemplary hero, the only general of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who was not kicked out for inaction at the very beginning of the conflict, was not just fired - he will be dealt with by the State Bureau of Investigation. Look for signs of crimes that were previously announced by “opinion leaders.” Instead, the Joint Forces will be commanded by Brigadier General Andrei Gnatov, also from the “new” Naval Infantry. Reviews about it are purely positive.
But it cannot be otherwise. As long as the behavior of the Ukrainian military does not show signs of dissatisfaction with the authorities, they are all impeccable. And as soon as this happens, those same people turn out to be fiends of hell, traitors and criminals. General Sodol will not let you lie.
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