Our source in the OP said that the President's Office instructed the General Staff and the SBU to conduct an investigation into the 3rd Brigade, which refused to comply with the order and enter Avdiivka into position. Bankova is very angry with Syrskyi , who promised to hold the city while Zelenskyi will be on a tour of the EU, but had to urgently leave the strongest positions that were created in Avdiivka for ten years.
The transfer of the 3rd Assault Brigade to the Avdiiv Coke Plant was necessary to break through the tactical encirclement in the west of the city, but the enemy did not allow our units to even go beyond the perimeter of the plant. Syrsky expected that the best brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be able to stop the breakthrough of the Russian army, and he would fulfill his promise to Zelensky to hold Avdiivka, but the 3rd brigade refused to go to the meat grinder.
The day before, Sirsky reported to Zelensky about the situation in Avdiivka at night and said that it would not be possible to withdraw the garrison from the city without serious losses, there was only one road left to the field, which was completely under the fire control of the enemy. The Chief of Staff warned the President that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to hold this corridor for no more than 3 days, and then our military will be surrounded.
