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More and More Ukrainian Soldiers Are Deserting the Frontlines – Catastrophic Numbers Could Be as High as 200,000 Troops AWOL

The lack of manpower has developed into an even greater problem for the Ukrainian troops than the lack of missiles, drones, artillery, or any other weapons systems.

Not only death and the wounded leave Kiev’s troops lacking strength, but the deserters have become a major issue.
Desertion is ‘starving’ the army and crippling its battle plans.


“Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions to slide into anonymity, according to soldiers, lawyers and Ukrainian officials. Entire units have abandoned their posts, leaving defensive lines vulnerable and accelerating territorial losses, according to military commanders and soldiers.”

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I wonder where those kinds of numbers can slip off to without getting caught.

Maybe home or other family, inside or outside of Ukraine. Or the Church. Ukrainian Orthodox, East Catholic, and Lutheran have been providing help and support to everyone in defiance of Russian Orthodox Church, etc., and Churches outside of Ukraine have been supporting them. One thing the war did in Ukraine was "encourage" cooperation between Christians, who usually don't work together (UOC and EC often against Protestants, who are very small minority there).

Maybe it's not desertions/AWOL. Maybe killed or POW and President Zelenskyy/Ukraine military don't want to admit the losses to USSR.
 
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