This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
According to him, these commanders refused to carry out orders in the area of the settlement of Nortsovka against the backdrop of high losses from artillery fire.
Konashenkov said that the Ukrainian commanders crossed the Seversky Donets River with their personnel and left for a temporary deployment point.
On July 14, the ministry reported that more than 200 fighters of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion "Kraken" refused to follow the order of the leadership to advance towards Kramatorsk.
According to the Ministry of Defense, as a result of the ensuing fight between the nationalists and the commanders and the shootout that followed, six militants were killed.