Former chief of staff of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov" Bohdan Krotevych stated that his surname had disappeared from the presidential decree on awarding him the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi II degree. The press service of the National Guard stated that in the process of forming a package of documents, some technical errors may occur, which is what happened in the submission of Krotevych for the award, reports UNN.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, 12.5 thousand servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine have been awarded state awards. The formation of a submission for the award of each serviceman or servicewoman is carried out with special responsibility. However, unfortunately, some technical errors may occur in the process of forming a package of documents. This is what happened in the previous submission for the former chief of staff of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov" Bohdan Krotevych
The National Guard added that the inaccuracies were corrected as soon as possible, and the updated submission for the award has already been sent to the Office of the President of Ukraine for further consideration and decision-making.
Context
Today Krotevych said that while he was in the service, his brigade commander applied for an award.
The procedure is not simple - long, bureaucratic, but eventually, after four months, the President signed a decree on my award. On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, friend "Kalyna" - deputy brigade commander - congratulated me by sending a screenshot from the official website of the president, where I was on the list of awardees. Ladies and gentlemen, the very next day my surname simply disappeared from the decree. Why did this happen? Perhaps because of my clear position on the replacement of the commander-in-chief. Although, to be honest, I just don't see any other reasons. But once again I was convinced - there is still a lot to change in this system
Krotevych associates this with a statement against Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Why did this happen? Perhaps because of my clear position on the replacement of the commander-in-chief. Although, to be honest, I just don't see any other reasons. But once again I was convinced - there is still a lot to change in this system
In an interview with The Guardian, he called on Syrskyi to resign, accusing him of a lack of strategic imagination and of endangering the lives of Ukrainian soldiers by issuing "almost criminal" orders.
Let us remind
In February, Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan "Tavr" Krotevych completed his service and left the post of chief of staff of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov". The command and personnel of "Azov" thanked him for more than 10 years of service.