Dismissal of Lt Gen Yuriy Sodol comes amid series of personnel changes by Ukrainian president
, has replaced a high-ranking army official leading troops in the country’s embattled east who has been accused of incompetence and abuse of power during the 28-month war with Russia
Sodol’s removal, one of a series of personnel changes, came after the publication of a letter by the head of’s revered Azov regiment, Bohdan Krotevych, in which he alleged that Sodol’s actions had led to serious military setbacks. “What I do care about is that combat battalion and brigade commanders are put on trial for losing an observation post, but a general is not put on trial for losing regions, dozens of cities and thousands of soldiers,” Krotevych wrote.
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