Commander of the 58th Ivan Vyhovsky separate motorized infantry brigade Col. Dmytro Kaschenko.
"Despite intelligence data, few believed that 🇷🇺 would attack #Kyiv, #Chernihiv… we expected aggravations in the #Donetsk region, and here we relied more on the deterrent.
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"Despite intelligence data, few believed that 🇷🇺 would attack #Kyiv, #Chernihiv… we expected aggravations in the #Donetsk region, and here we relied more on the deterrent.
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We knew that the #Russians kept a certain number of troops at the border, but there was a feeling of muscle play - look what we have.
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But the invasion began, and not only our brigade, but also part of the Armed Forces brigades were hit on the march. I had to occupy a large line of defense - up to 270 km.
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We understood that we could find ourselves surrounded without the possibility of ammunition delivery and lose everything. The ammunition would run out in a week, the city would be destroyed, and what to do next?
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Surrendering to captivity is not an option, so it was decided to move closer to #Chernihiv by the #Moscow highway, between #Kipty and #Konotop".
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