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Battalion commander of the 47th brigade submits resignation report, slams military leadership over ‘stupid tasks’

Oleksandr Shyrshyn, battalion commander of the 47 Separate Mechanized Brigade, has submitted his resignation, sharply criticizing Ukraine’s military leadership for what he described as senseless orders and unnecessary casualties. “I have never received more stupid tasks than in the current direction,” Shyrshyn wrote in a blunt Facebook post announcing his decision on May 16. “Someday […]

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Why Azov Brigade created an International Battalion

Ukrainian history is rich with examples of foreign volunteers participating in wars fought by Ukrainians for their freedom. Latvian Karlis Broze, a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian People’s Republic, commanded the Black Zaporozhians company and later led one of the battalions during the Winter Campaign of 1919–1920. German Alfred Schamanek, a colonel in the Ukrainian […]