"Breaks up" near Pokrovsk: what happens to new Armed Forces Brigades on the front line - Forbes

What are the possible causes of problem crews and how these problems can be solved, the Forbes edition wrote. The publication refers to the investigation of the Hromadske media and OSINT groups of Militaryland. Investigations include, among other things, 157 a separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces, which "breaks down under Pokrovsk". The composition of the brigade - mostly newly mobilized recruits.

The recruits probably have received a final preparation, so there are significant losses, not successful fighting. This situation was called "shocking" because "inactive units" seem to be thrown into the battle. When such units arrived on the front and saw a line of trenches, some fled, and some decided to add to other crews, the investigators said.

"Many observers are shocked by the fact that the Ukrainian army continues to strengthen the city with low units, including the 155th and 157th mechanized crews," Forbes wrote. The article also explained that the Armed Forces had eight brigades of the series 150-151, 153, 154, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158 and 158. The hottest "defense of Pokrovskaya.

They are all characterized by common problems, Forbes emphasized: analysts propose to immediately remove these brigades from the front and reform them under the new rules. In particular, they offer to take 30 experienced fighters to add recruits. Thanks to this principle, people will gain experience from the real military and unite. The reasons why the new crews were formed, not replenished the old ones, are also explained.

Forbes brought the position of the Osint analyst with nickname tatarigami_ua. In his opinion, the Ukrainian authorities wanted to impress Western partners. Osinter wrote that the new crews had to show the event that Ukraine was able to fight further and therefore has a large number of recruits.

"One can only hope that the teams that have not yet been deployed, namely the 156th, 158-A and 159th, will be able to learn from these mistakes,"-summed up the publication by the opinion of the Militaryland analyst. On January 24, the Hromadske media published an article about the situation with the 157th Armed Forces Brigade. A relative of one of the fighters spoke with journalists.

She said that there is a "managerial chaos" in part, the recruits were not prepared for battle, but were transferred to assault groups and thrown into the front. It should be noted that Focus wrote about problems with another Armed Forces team, which was mentioned on the Forbes portal. In December 2024, the DBR opened criminal proceedings against the situation of 155 OMBR, which was trained in France and from which more than 1 700 people were deserted during the year.

Meanwhile, in November 2024, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reacted several times to the criticism of partners to mobilize 18-year-old Ukrainians. The head of state emphasized that partners did not give weapons for 10 newly created brigades, while demanding to call younger fighters.