Ukrainian president says staff decisions to be made over recent events in special operation zone
KYIV. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Staff decisions will be made on the basis of the analysis of the events that occurred in the special operation zone in eastern Ukraine last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.
"We are now thoroughly analyzing the events of the past week. Serious conclusions will be made and staff decisions will be made," he said at the Day of Knowledge celebrations in the Kyiv Bogun Military Lyceum on Monday.
In the meantime, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the situation in the Ilovaysk area remains very difficult and the details will be disclosed after the operation. "The operation to remove a Ukrainian military unit from the encircled area continues. The details of this operation will not be disclosed until it is over," he told a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.
The number of Ukrainian troops lost in this operation will be announced and the circumstances of the operation will be investigated after the operation is completed, he said.
"Everyone who made mistakes that led to grave consequences or committed crimes will bear liability," Lysenko said.
In the meantime, Serhiy Sobolev, leader of the Batkivschyna faction of the parliament, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey has been invited to a plenary session of the parliament on Tuesday to report on the events near Ilovaysk. "At the insistence of the Batkivschyna faction, we are inviting the defense minister to make an official report on the situation near Ilovaysk," he told a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.
