Ukraine army trouble, if Kiev seeks to punish military.

 AVDIIVKA SURRENDER CANNOT BE BLAMED ON MILITARY

KIEV IS APPEARING INCREASINGLY OUT OF TOUCH

The battle for Avdiivka was an inevitable result of Ukraine not being able to match the the resources of the Russian federation. No air support, lack of ammunition and most of the defenders being under constant assault for 2 years. No one, especially politicians in Kiev should question the perseverance and dedication of the Ukrainian army.

It has been reported that Kiev is planning on launching an investigation into why this battle ended in defeat and it seems they are now targeting some military leaders. One issue is why a brigade of soldiers sent to assist in this battle stopped before reaching the conflict zone. There are also reports that the leaders of this operation understood that they were on a suicide mission and decided to save their manpower.

The other issue is that officers of the Ukraine army communicated with officers of the Russian army in an effort to arrange the surrender of some of their troops that were surrounded. These troops had no other option but to die or surrender. It seems that Ukrainian troops have limited ability to communicate with Russian troops and that Ukrainian officers were able to identify to the Russians were these entrapped soldiers were and that they wanted to surrender. Many lives may have been saved. There are reports that over 1500 Ukrainians died in the last 2 days of this battle. 

While this battle is over, it will be months until the area is cleared of mines, booby traps and dead and wounded soldiers. The whole city is destroyed, but it seems that some of the industry of this area may have been saved.

The Ukrainian army is still fighting on in many fronts, but the firing of their popular commander and now an attempt to place blame on the military will not be a good direction for the political leaders of Ukraine. We will see if they are now becoming out of touch to the point that do not understand that unity and support of this military is essential for their own survival.