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22,000 Russian soldiers appealed to Ukraine to surrender [Moscow Times quoted Georgian-based group Idite Lesom]
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Dec 9, 2023 2:15 a.m. EST
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As Russia’s 21-month war in Ukraine drags on, reports are appearing that the numbers of its mobilized soldiers seeking to desert are surging. The Moscow Times quoted the Georgian-based group Idite Lesom that aids troops attempting to leave Putin’s army, saying it had experienced an 89 percent increase in requests for assistance over the past few months. The group’s name translates literally from Russian to “go through the forest,” although among troops it is more often used as a curse roughly equivalent to “get lost”.
Grigory Sverdlin, founder and leader of the group said that between June and August it had received 305 requests for help but between September and November this number had almost doubled, according to Kyiv Post.
He told the news outlet that most requests had come from those who had been wounded, treated in hospital but then made to return to the front line. Sergei Krivenko, director of the human rights group “Citizen. Army. Law” echoed this view saying: “A year has passed since the beginning of mobilization. If some people still had hopes that they could go home after a certain period of service, there are no such illusions now.
He noted that “servicemen see that there is no rotation, that even seriously wounded men are being sent back to the front after being hospitalized.” The Ukrainian equivalent of Idite Lesom, the government sponsored Khochu Zhyt, also indicated that it has seen an increasing number of Russian troops trying to get out. A spokesman for the project, Vitaly Matvienko, told the Meduza web-site in September that in the year Khochu Zhyt has been working, it was launched to coincide with Putin’s 2022 mobilization announcement, the project has received over 22,000 applications from Russians wishing to voluntary surrender to Ukraine.
ARTICLE - Cape Verde
The President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Cape Verde
9 December 2023 - 21:40
President of Ukraine
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https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-ukrayini-zustrivsya-z-premyerom-respubliki-kabo-ve-87621
On the way to Argentina to attend the inauguration of newly-elected President Javier Milei, Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Cape Verde José Ulisses Correia e Silva. This meeting is the first in the history of bilateral relations with this country.
The Head of State emphasized the importance of Cape Verde’s principled stand in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, condemning Russian aggression, and specific steps taken by Cape Verde in support of Ukraine’s international initiatives.
In particular, Cape Verde favored the resolution of the 11th emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on March 2, 2022, on the support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as the demand for Russia to cease aggressive actions and withdraw its troops from our country’s territory. Earlier, Cape Verde supported the resolution of the UN General Assembly on March 27, 2014, urging the countries around the world not to recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
The President expressed gratitude for the support, particularly in the UN, stating, “It is the voice of democracy that helps us, endorsing resolutions that are crucial.”