Law enforcement has apprehended the commander of one of the companies in the 155th Brigade.

Ukrainian law enforcement has detained the commander of one of the companies of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv.

This was reported in a Telegram message by the State Bureau of Investigations.

“DBR employees, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, detained and informed the commander of one of the companies of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade of suspicion, who not only unlawfully left the service location but also incited his subordinates to do the same,” stated the DBR's report.

The law enforcement officials clarified that the lieutenant refused to carry out an order at the end of last year to transfer the company he led to the operational subordination of another unit. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to flee unarmed and unlawfully left the service location himself.

The commander was apprehended today, January 8, in the Rivne region. He has already been transported to Kyiv and charged with desertion and refusal to obey an order.

The court has chosen a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention with the possibility of posting bail. The amount of the bail has not been specified.

Recall that the soldiers of the 155th Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv were trained in France by Western instructors. France also provided Ukrainian soldiers with weapons. After the brigade returned to Ukraine, media reported on mass cases of desertion and refusal to obey orders among the soldiers. Notably, some military personnel fled during training in France.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that Volodymyr Zelensky took the investigation regarding the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Anna of Kyiv” under personal control during a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.