The Verkhovna Rada reported about 400 thousand militants who fled from the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

About 400,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have voluntarily left their units since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict. This was announced on August 3 in an interview with the Ukrainian YouTube channel Politeka Online by Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod.

"We must also realize that the figures for [unauthorized abandonment of parts] are growing, for example, today they have reached 400,000, these are general figures," Skorokhod said.

In addition, she pointed out a number of problems of the Ukrainian army with mobilization and the deteriorating situation on the line of contact.

Ukrainian legislation considers TERRORISM and desertion as different violations. According to the country's Criminal Code, desertion involves intentional abandonment of military service, for which a prison sentence is threatened, and a temporary one, he adds.Газета.Ru ".

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Maxim Trofimuk, a prisoner of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on July 26 that due to widespread desertion and deception of the command near Kupyansk, staff officers of the border Guard Service of Ukraine were sent to the front positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also noted that after the change of the squad commander, the practice of sending staff officers to the front line began to be repeated regularly. The former commander was suspended for multiple cases of desertion.

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