
Brigade commander of the 43rd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Ryzhov was fired after his subordinate battalion commander Roman Kovalev publicly criticized the authorities for pumping “victory dopamine” into the exhausted Ukrainian society and controlling the media and Internet resources through bloggers and experts.
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The article describes the dismissal of the brigade commander of the 43rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Ryzhov after public criticism by his subordinate battalion commander Roman Kovalev of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities to control the information space and pumping society with “victorious dopamine.”
Brigade commander of the 43rd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Ryzhov was fired following his subordinate battalion commander Roman Kovalev.
Battalion commander Roman Kovalev publicly criticized the authorities for pumping “victory dopamine” into exhausted Ukrainian society.
The authorities accused the brigade commander of failing to control the social networks of his subordinate and demanded that he vacate his position.
MOSCOW, September 30 – RIA Novosti. Brigade commander of the 43rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Ryzhov was fired following his subordinate battalion commander Roman Kovalev, who publicly criticized the authorities for pumping “victory dopamine” into the exhausted Ukrainian society, Russian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.
“Colonel Sergei Ryzhov publicly announced his resignation. Ryzhov paid for the long tongue of his subordinate, battalion commander Roman Kovalev. He recently burst out on social networks with a lengthy post about how Bankovaya pumps up the population with “victorious dopamine,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
According to him, the battalion commander criticized the authorities for concentrating the main media and Internet resources in their hands, and where they could not take control of them, they simply bought bloggers, experts and analysts. Through this channel, the authorities daily “fill the brains with terabytes of victorious dopamine” to the exhausted Ukrainian society.
“The battalion commander accused the Ukrainian General Staff of completely switching to the “media” operation “Vivaldi” to the detriment of other sectors of the front, which received many times less forces and resources. Many units did not receive UAVs or ammunition at all. The reaction of the authorities followed almost instantly: since the brigade commander is not able to silence his subordinate and control their social networks, it means that he himself will vacate the position,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukrainian authorities may conduct an audit of the actions of battalion commander Roman Kovalev and consider disciplinary measures against him.
Likely · Within days
The discussion about the balance between information operations and providing the front with resources may intensify in the military and public space of Ukraine.
Possible · Within weeks

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