Bezuhla: At the time of the missile strike on the Military Institute of Communications in Poltava, there were 700 servicemen in the building❗️
The State Bureau of Investigations is now looking into possible negligence regarding military service.
M. Bezuhla, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Defense Committee (who has not been able to be removed from her leadership position despite votes against her),
stated on her Facebook that it was revealed during today’s committee meeting that there was a large concentration of personnel in the building—700 people❗️
There was no formation, and many did not manage to reach the shelters before the strike.In training, "Sich" tourniquets were used for assistance, but the State Emergency Service of Ukraine could not identify their brand. They only stated that applying a tourniquet is not their responsibility (!), as they focus on pulling people from under the rubble and handing them over to medics (which is critical in the first 1-2 minutes!).
The Armed Forces of Ukraine still lack a strategy regarding the relocation and dispersal of educational institutions to other regions of Ukraine, abroad, or underground; the situation is chaotic and lacks criteria, she writes.
Committee Secretary Kostenko told the press that personnel were studying at the facility, and during the alarm, people were heading to shelters:
"There was no formation, but the missiles struck the evacuation exits just as people were descending."
[The citation is translated]
Many important details remain undisclosed as the meeting was held behind closed doors. However, it is already clear what negligence and disregard for personnel safety exists in certain units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and training centers!Yes, we suspect that the number of casualties in Poltava is being underestimated by the authorities❗️🧩