Commander Sent to Court After Deadly Anniversary Lineup Kills 19
A battalion commander who ignored direct orders, posted geolocations in group chats, and kept a ceremony going through air raid sirens is finally facing trial.
Some rules in wartime exist for reasons so obvious they shouldn't need to be written down, yet here we are. A drone battalion commander decided that celebrating a unit anniversary with an outdoor lineup was far more important than clear orders explicitly banning mass gatherings.
To make matters worse, exact details including the geolocation, time, and headcount were broadcast across work chats prior to the event. When the air raid sirens actually started wailing, the ceremony wasn't stopped, nor were soldiers dispersed to shelters. The result was a Russian missile hit that killed 19 people — 12 soldiers and 7 civilians — and wounded 36 others.
The indictment for criminal negligence under wartime conditions has now officially been sent to court by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
Bureaucratic stubbornness and chat leak risks continue to carry the heaviest possible price tag.
Source: Telegram
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