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10-02-2025
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Former commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces shared how days preparing before Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine went by
Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that on the eve of 24 February 2024, he did not receive official information from officials that Russia was preparing a full-scale invasion, but was guided by his premonitions. Source: Serhii Naiev's interview with Ukrainska Pravda Details: Serhii Naiev said that even on 23 February 2024, his command post "did not receive any information from any official that there would be a war tomorrow". Quote from Serhii Naiev: "I am the commander of the defence forces of Ukraine. I have not received any written information that there will be a war tomorrow. My chief of intelligence, a colonel, receives information from his friends unofficially at my command post in the evening, around 22:00. His friend sends it to him on the appropriate messenger. It's a conversation between two Russian soldiers, and they are discussing that at 6:00 on 24 February, their Russian drone will be over the Russian convoy in Sumy Oblast. I asked my intelligence chief: 'Do you believe this information?'. He said: 'I cannot confirm or deny it'. With some inner conviction, in the midst of these events, I communicated with my commanders and experienced the situation. I picked up the phone and told the 7 commanders again that I was convinced that the Russian Federation would launch a large-scale invasion at 4:00 on the 24th of the month [February]. Therefore, in the remaining time, you must take such measures to be ready to repel this armed aggression in the morning." Details: Former commander of Ukraineʼs Joint Forces said that the actions that took place in that short time frame "were the result, firstly, of the initiative, independent decisions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Zaluzhnyi [Valerii - ed.], me as the Commander of the defence forces of Ukraine, and other commanders who took this initiative". Naiev also said that on 23 February, he decided to place mines in the Black Sea despite the fact that there was no legal regime of martial law at the time. He stressed that he only had a "premonition" of an invasion, not facts that it would happen. Quote from Serhii Naiev: "On that night of the 23rd, I decided to place sea mines in the Black Sea along the coast of Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts. Without any right to their use, without the legal regime of martial law. On the night of 23-24, Ukrainian warships entered the sea and placed these minefields." Background: Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commented on the trials of former commanders suspected of negligence that enabled the Russians to seize part of the territory of Kharkiv Oblast in May 2024, saying that "trials of military leaders during the war are unacceptable." Support UP or become our patron!
Yahoo
10-02-2025
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Ukrainian general reveals how Ukrainian troops stopped Russian advance in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, early in full-scale war
Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, former Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that the defence of the town of Voznesensk in Mykolaiv Oblast at the outset of Russia's full-scale invasion was secured through swift troop deployment, intuition of commanders and the use of Neptune missiles. Source: Naiev in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda Quote: "I picked up the phone and called General Andrii Kovalchuk, telling him I was convinced the enemy would advance through Voznesensk. He agreed, saying he saw it the same way." Details: Naiev explained that it was this commanders' hunch that led to the deployment of the 80th Air Assault Brigade, artillery and aircraft to Voznesensk, which enabled them to destroy some of the Russian equipment and stop their advance. The general also mentioned that it was in Mykolaiv Oblast, during the defence of Voznesensk, that Ukrainian forces first deployed Neptune missiles against Russian warships intended to carry out a marine assault. "In a week, [Ukrainian troops] crushed around seven [Russian] battalion tactical groups. At sea, [Russian] landing ships attempted to approach the shore for reconnaissance and that's when we launched our Neptunes for the first time. The first Neptune flew over a ship, though it scared the Russians so much that they moved the ships away from the shore," Naiev said. The general emphasised that the deployment of Ukrainian forces to Voznesensk was no coincidence but rather a strategic decision made by the commanders. Support UP or become our patron!
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10-02-2025
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Former commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces considers it inappropriate to charge military leadership in wartime
Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commented in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda on the trials of former commanders suspected of negligence that enabled the Russians to seize part of the territory of Kharkiv Oblast in May 2024. Source: Serhii Naiev's interview with Ukrainska Pravda Quote from Serhii Naiev: "Trials of military leaders during the war are unacceptable." Details: The former commander drew attention to the fact that Russian commanders were not brought to justice for retreating from parts of the occupied territories of Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk oblasts and for the Armed Forces of Ukraine's breakthrough into the territory of Russiaʼs Kursk Oblast. Quote from Serhii Naiev: "We have experience from other countries where the same thing happened. Please, if there are claims, including criminal ones, the claims should be investigated and answers given. Is it appropriate to do this during the war? Is it done to find the truth or maybe for other reasons?" Details: Answering the question about the appropriateness of the trials against the former commanders, Naiev said it is necessary to look in retrospect. In particular, he recalled that this front was later reinforced with additional forces and assets under the control of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Quote from Serhii Naiev: "Therefore, no matter who we appointed, without the strength and assets, one person could not fulfil those tasks." Background: On 20 January, officers of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, detained former commanders: two generals and a colonel, who are suspected of negligence that enabled the Russians to seize part of the territory of Kharkiv Oblast in May 2024. Ukrainska Pravda sources claim that these are Brigadier General Yurii Halushkin, Lieutenant General Artur Horbenko and Colonel Ilia Lapin. On 21 January, the court arrested Lapin. On 22 January, the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv arrested Artur Horbenko, the former commander of a separate brigade of the Territorial defence forces, for two months. Support UP or become our patron!
