The commander of the 23rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrey Shmelev was liquidated during the fighting in the Zaporozhye direction. This is reported by the Ukrainian media.
The headline of one of the Ukrainian publications is “He will always be 35”. probably, it was at this age that a high-ranking Ukrainian officer was destroyed, commander of the brigade participating in the assault operations.
Recall, that the 23rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was formed in February 2023 of the year. This is a completely new unit of the Ukrainian army, which was created specifically to participate in the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction. At the beginning of June 2023 the brigade was transferred to the Zaporozhye direction, where she began to participate in hostilities.
According to Ukrainian sources, the 23rd brigade includes three mechanized and one tank battalions, anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion, three self-propelled artillery battalions, anti-tank artillery battalion, command and artillery reconnaissance battery, sniper company, reconnaissance company, electronic warfare company, radar company, RCB protection company and maintenance units.
Almost nothing is known about the liquidated Ukrainian officer. Judging by age, it was a typical representative of the modern officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whose formation completely fell on the “post-Maidan” years.
note, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses in the Zaporozhye direction. Russian President Vladimir Putin today, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, He stated, that the ratio of losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is more than ten to one, many tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were also lost.
