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Military operation in Ukraine

LPR intel points to growing resentment among Ukrainian army officers near Svatovo

It is reported that there was caused a backlash against Ukrainian senior officers supervised by NATO’s joint headquarters

DONETSK, November 21. /TASS/. The Lugansk People’s Republic’s (LPR) intelligence agencies have proof of growing resentment among Ukrainian army officers stationed near the cities of Svatovo and Kremennaya, LPR People’s Militia officer Andrey Marochko said on Monday.

"When speaking about ‘problematic issues’ in their daily reports to their seniors, Ukrainian officers in units tasked with advancing towards Svatovo and Kremennaya started to list numerous obstacles preventing them from performing their combat mission. However, instead of considering the issues on their merits, they started to conduct official investigations against them with subsequent disciplinary action, which in turn caused a backlash against senior officers supervised by NATO’s joint headquarters," Marochko noted.

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