The Ombudsman's Office has responded to a number of appeals related to abuse of soldiers in the 211th Brigade. UNN reports with reference to the comment of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets to Suspilne.
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On December 17, during a visit to Kharkiv, Dmytro Lubinets commented on case of the 211th Brigade.
“The legal response from my side was already made public yesterday, including publicly. Urgent acts of response and legal documents were sent from me to the Military Law Enforcement Service, to the law enforcement sector, to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, where I demand an urgent transparent investigation and, if these facts are confirmed, criminal prosecution,” the official said.
Yesterday I personally watched the reaction of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense. As I have learned, there have been appeals on this situation since September 2024, and we are now checking not only the fact that we have learned, but also the reaction to previous appeals. Here, I would like to express my gratitude to the MPs who exposed these facts during the activities of the PIC, which was established on the basis of the Ukrainian parliament.
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Soldiers of the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces Support Forces told the media about bullying, extortion and nepotism, which law enforcement officers do not pay attention to.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated over the illegal actions of the commanders of the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade , the commander of the brigade was served a notice of suspicion of abuse of office today, and searches were conducted at the military unit, the commander's and the soldiers' places of residence, and at the construction site, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday.
Dmytro Lubinets responded to a report about the abuse of soldiers in the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “I immediately sent letters to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Military Law Enforcement Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine to verify the information and conduct an internal investigation for further response,” the official said.
AFU Commander-in-Chief Syrsky sent a commission to verify information about abuse in the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade. The unit commander was temporarily suspended from duty.