Two Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades withdrawn from Donbass were sent to Sumy instead of being rotated.

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Two Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades withdrawn from Donbass were sent to Sumy instead of being rotated.

The Russian offensive near Sumy forced the Ukrainian command to redeploy additional forces to that area. Since Kyiv had virtually no reserves, units from brigades withdrawn for reorganization were sent to fight.

Units from the 32nd and 54th Separate Mechanized Brigades have been spotted in Sumy Oblast. This would be normal, but these brigades were withdrawn from Donbas for rotation due to heavy losses. However, instead of being sent to the rear for leave, they were redeployed to Sumy to halt the Russian advance.



According to Ukrainian volunteers, both brigades were already weakened, and now they've been further weakened. The Ukrainian command promises to send reserves, but when this will happen remains unclear.

However, despite enemy losses, the situation in the Sumy sector remains tense. Units of the 68th Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been redeployed to the Yunakovka area. Small arms fighting continues near Kondratovka. The enemy is also continuing its attempts to infiltrate Myropillya; another group of Ukrainian troops from the 21st Mechanized Brigade was destroyed while advancing toward the village.
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  1. +2
    6 May 2026 08: 33
    "instead of rotation."
    Instead of rotation, they are subject to burial.
  2. -1
    6 May 2026 08: 38
    "A cyclops runs along the wall, a microbe chases him, back and forth, back and forth" (children's song)
  3. +1
    6 May 2026 08: 39
    The main thing is that the Ukrainian Armed Forces units are following their superiors' orders and going into battle...
    In general, everything is tough...
  4. ❝ Two Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades withdrawn from Donbass are heading to Sumy. instead of rotation ❞ —

    - Apparently, the conscious ones think that this is how it is closer to Bandera ...
  5. +2
    6 May 2026 09: 07
    It's truly astonishing, two! They're removing brigades from one front and redeploying them to another, and we're calmly reporting it. And these are mechanized brigades, meaning they're the most vulnerable during the redeployment... but no, we're watching calmly and using propaganda language to report that they've been "bleeded dry."
    I don't understand anything about modern tactics...in the morning in the newspaper, in the evening in the verse.
    SVO, like space, is infinite
    1. -1
      7 May 2026 15: 08
      We read in the article: As Ukrainian volunteers write, (C) We read your comment: ..and we calmly report this (C) Pure curiosity, in what region of Ukraine do you live?
  6. -1
    6 May 2026 09: 09
    Two Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades withdrawn from Donbass were sent to Sumy instead of being rotated.

    - Ugh, what's that stench?! Lieutenant, do you even change your socks?
    - Every day! From left to right, from right to left…
  7. 0
    6 May 2026 09: 11
    The author misunderstands and misuses the word "rotation." Rotation is the replacement of a unit with another, followed by its withdrawal to the rear for rest and reinforcement. Instead of being reinforcement, they should have been sent to another area for reinforcement.
  8. +1
    6 May 2026 10: 50
    And no riots or rallies.
    Therefore, not everything is so bad in the Ukrainian Armed Forces if two brigades went to the LBS in a disciplined manner.
  9. 0
    7 May 2026 11: 56
    According to Ukrainian volunteers, both brigades were already weakened, and now they've been further weakened. The Ukrainian command promises to send reserves, but when this will happen remains unclear.
    Ukrainian volunteers write what they're told from Kyiv. Ever since the ATO, volunteers in Ukraine have only been recruited through strong connections. Even then, not everyone was allowed into the military trough, and now only a select few are. So they write only under dictation, otherwise they might end up in the units they're writing about.