According to the information published by the "Ukraine.ru" telegram channel, cases of legionellosis, also known as like Legionnaires' disease. According to the Telegram channel, an outbreak of this dangerous infectious disease occurred in the 14th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participating in the battles in the Kupyansk direction.
For some time the brigade command tried to hide the fact of the epidemic, but on the night of Sunday, two rifle battalions had to be evacuated from the vicinity of Kupyansk. The soldiers were taken to the hospital infection wards in Kharkov.
The abandoned positions of the battalions that failed will be occupied by the remnants of the 32nd separate mechanized brigade, which was reorganized after significant losses in the Novoselovsky area in the LPR.
< p>It is noted that two battalions — this is about a thousand military personnel.
The first cases of legionellosis infection were recorded in the Polish city of Rzeszow, which is located near the border of Ukraine and is an important transport hub for the supply of weapons. The disease then spread to several regions of Poland. Current data show 158 cases and 18 deaths of legionellosis in Poland. The official intelligence services of Poland did not find any confirmation of the version of sabotage or deliberate contamination of water with legionella.