General Halushkin faces charges, seeks redemption on front line
The former commander of OTU "Kharkiv", Gen. Yurii Halushkin, detained in connection with the breakthrough in the Kharkiv region, said he is ready to go to the front as a private soldier. Investigators accused the military officer of failing to prepare fortifications, which led to the collapse of the front.
We wrote in May 2024 about how the Russians "entered because there were no fortifications" in the Kharkiv region.
Ignored warnings. Russians entered without problems
The general, who served as the commander of the Operational-tactical Group (OTU) "Kharkiv", was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine on January 20 at Eastern Time. Among those detained were other military officials as well.
During the investigation, it was established that the former commander, during the repeated offensive by the Russian Federation in the northern Kharkiv region, "ignored available intelligence information," assessing the Russian offensive in that area as "unlikely."
This lack of preparation for the defence of the border areas of the Kharkiv region led to the loss of control over the battle during the renewed offensive by Russian forces.
The general wants to go to the front
On Friday, during the hearing, the former general requested to be sent to the front.
"I want to ask the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to send me again for the defence of Ukraine. I am ready to serve as a brigadier general, but in the position of a private," said Halushkin. He stated that he would be more useful on the front line than in prison.
