The Ukrainian Armed Forces are leaving their positions near Kupyansk en masse due to frosts and command decisions

Fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are deserting massively from positions near Kupyansk due to cold weather and problems with energy supply. This was reported on February 12 in the Russian law enforcement agencies.

"Serious problems have arisen in the staffing of the brigades. Dozens of soldiers are killed every day, new ones are not coming," RIA Novosti quoted the security forces as saying.

It is clarified that the massive nature of desertion is also associated with the indifference of the command to their subordinates.

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On February 12, Russian law enforcement agencies reported that a high level of desertion among the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the Gulyai-Pole region of the Zaporizhia region. It is clarified that the main reason for this phenomenon is the lack of rotation and evacuation of the enemy.

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