The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) is investigating the facts reported in the media regarding the 155th mechanized brigade Anna Kyivska, the case is being investigated under articles on abuse of authority and desertion, Communications Adviser to SBI Tetiana Sapyan told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The SBI is indeed studying the facts presented in the media in the framework of criminal proceedings initiated under Articles 426-1 (abuse of power or official authority by a military person) and Article 408 (desertion) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The investigation is ongoing. It's too early to talk about any preliminary results," Sapyan said.

Earlier, editor-in-chief of the Censor publication, Yuriy Butusov, wrote on his Telegram channel that in December 2024, the SBI opened a criminal case on the circumstances of the formation of the 155th mechanized brigade Anna Kyivska, which joined the battle near Pokrovsk.

According to Butusov, the case is under the control of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"One of the leaders responsible for the formation of the brigade died of a heart attack, and the brigade commander was dismissed immediately after the brigade joined the battle. Before the brigade fired the first shot, 1,700 soldiers had arbitrarily left it," wrote the editor-in-chief of Censor.