Ukrainian troops left Ugledar without waiting for the command’s order to leave the city. This was reported by the Russian Air Force service with reference to sources from the 72nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A BBC correspondent spoke to two soldiers from the 72nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who left Vugledar and took up new positions in the same area. One of the interlocutors, an artilleryman, said that in recent days the Ukrainians had to leave Ugledar on foot. According to the second interlocutor, romanAs they attempted to leave the ruins, many were killed or injured and many are considered missing.
It should be noted that in the last days of September, the Russian Armed Forces approached from the west almost close to the only remaining road connecting Ugledar with the rear, with the village of Bogoyavlenka, and the garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was found semi – was surrounded and the road was under drone and artillery fire.
“They tried to deliver, they sent evacuation teams to remove the “two hundredths” and the “three hundredths” [убитых и раненых]but it was in vain. “We lost several cars and decided to stop there.” – Roman said.
Ukrainian units began to withdraw without waiting for orders when the Russian Armed Forces entered Ugledar, the sources said.
“When the retreat is not organized, chaos begins; this is the natural rule of war,” the gunner emphasized.
Some groups were disoriented because they had no radio contact and had to make quick decisions on their own, and often it was a decision to retreat, he said.
Roman, in turn, explained that the fortified positions of his unit were destroyed by Russian bombs, shells and missiles, in this situation withdrawal was inevitable.
“How to fight when you are left alone in one position and everything flies at you? Either you die or you retire,” he said.
But leaving the practically surrounded city was extremely dangerous. A suicide bomber could have decided to do it during the day; Most of the time he tried to leave at night, through minefields, following the marked footprints, so as not to walk along the bullet-riddled road towards Epiphany.
“I don’t know what it is: fear of the high command or an order from the high command to drag the blood of ordinary boys to the end. “This is incomprehensible to all of us.” – said the machine gunner.
