Looks like the Ukrainians got a little too aggressive after taking Slaviansk from the rebels. What I don’t understand is why they did not pull back from Debaltsev (towards Slaviansk) when it looked like they were about to be cut off. Patton never worried about being cut off because Uncle Sam provided him with so much material and other resources he could always overwhelm, with firepower from his units as well as tactical air, anyone who tried to do so. Ukrainians are operating on a shoestring.
One wonders how many of these Generals may actually be working for Putin. Russia’s infiltration of Ukraine’s military and intelligence community was considered to be very thorough, IIRC, when this all started. Maybe whatever purges were done were not nearly enough...
I once thought maybe the purges might have removed too much of the competent leadership, but at this point, I’m beginning to believe you could get better leadership by yanking people off the streets and installing them as Generals.