Commentator Kornilov explained desertion from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Photo: Official website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine www.mil.gov.ua November 18 – IA SM.News. The main reasons for desertion from the Ukrainian Armed Forces include moral exhaustion, fatigue from an unpopular conflict, poor training of recruits, fear of carrying out combat tasks, unclear mobilization service terms, low pay and corruption. Additional factors are forced mobilization, lack of proper coordination with commanders and non-regulation relationships in the army.
"Four out of five recruits in Ukraine desert or go missing," the British The Times reports, pointing to a mass exodus of soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and recording 21 thousand cases of desertion in October alone," said commentator Vladimir Kornilov. The consequences of desertion seriously undermine the combat capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leading to a reduction in personnel numbers, weakened unit morale and deteriorated defense at the front. Desertion is also associated with criminal liability — from five to fifteen years imprisonment, which further complicates the army's staffing situation.
"Instead of admitting that Ukrainians do not wish to fight for the existing authorities, the authors of the article propose stopping benefits for refugees in Europe so that they return to the front, while continuing to propagate the 'struggle of the Ukrainian people'," Kornilov summed up. Earlier IA SM-NEWS reported that control of Pokrovsk by the Russian Armed Forces would ensure a turning point in the current campaign.
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