A extremely revered Ukrainian commander took his personal life after his fighters abandoned their posts permitting Russia to seize a strategic metropolis within the warfare, it has been revealed.
Lt-Col Ihor Gryb, 33, shot himself after his troops didn’t defend their positions, resulting in the lack of Vuhledar.
The embellished fighter was commander of the 186th separate battalion of the 123rd separate brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces.
An announcement from Pervomayska Metropolis Council reported that the “hero” commander died whereas performing official duties, with out explaining the circumstances.
“The very best sons of their nation go to eternity,” stated the announcement.
However Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Boyko reported: “The 33-year-old battalion commander shot himself on October 2 after his battalion escaped from its positions close to Vuhledar, on account of which the town was lastly misplaced.”
After lining up his males, Gryb let the fighters go and relaxation, it was reported.
Then a shot was heard.
There was nobody else on the scene of the tragedy.
Army journalist Yuliya Kiriyenko-Merinova stated the commander’s brigade had defied an order take up defensive positions as a substitute of the exhausted 72nd brigade amid a serious Russian push.
His males – numbering round 100 – “merely refused to take up the positions “to assist the 72nd in Vuhledar”.
“However the brigade ran away someplace. After which the commander of the battalion shot himself,” Ms
Kiriyenko-Merinova defined.
The identical day, the Ukrainians introduced their withdrawal from the blitzed metropolis, which allowed the Russians to take over.
Footage confirmed the funeral of the commander within the village of Kryve Ozero, Mykolaiv area.
His coffin was carried by “his brothers in arms”, stated reviews.
As a battalion commander, he defended Ukraine in Mykolaiv, Kherson and Donetsk areas.
He was promoted to Lt-Col quickly after the beginning of the warfare.
The commander is survived by his spouse, younger daughter, dad and mom and sister.
Regardless of the lack of some positions on the frontline, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will current a last “victory plan” over Russia to his nation’s allies in Germany this weekend.
“We’ll current the victory plan, clear, particular steps for a simply finish to the warfare,” Mr Zelensky wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
The Ukrainian chief will meet United States President Joe Biden and different leaders at an everyday assembly of Kyiv’s key Nato and different allies on the U.S. Ramstein Air Base on Saturday.
Ukraine has now been combating off an invasion from its a lot bigger superpower neighbour for round 1,000 days.