Posted on 01/08/2025 6:18:06 PM PST by Nextrush
In Ukraine, a commander has been arrested on suspicion of desertion. The special investigation service writes that he also urged his subordinates to run away. The man was leader of the brigade trained in France from which many hundreds of soldiers reportedly fled or did not show up at all.
The commander led a company, which usually consists of 100 to 150 soldiers. As far as is known, he is the highest-ranking soldier in the brigade, with several thousand soldiers, who has been arrested so far in the scandal. Earlier, the supreme commander of the brigade was suspended.
"Fled without weapons"
The lieutenant was captured in northwestern Ukraine. According to the so-called State Investigation Agency, it was determined he had ignored an order last year to transfer his troops to another unit. "Instead he ordered his soldiers to flee without their weapons," the statement said.
The man has been transferred to the capital Kyiv, where he will be prosecuted for desertion. The commander risks a prison sentence of at least ten years.
The problems of the 155th Mechanized Brigade were revealed late last year by a prominent Ukrainian journalist. He claims that at the peak, 1,700 soldiers were no longer at their posts. Later, only 500 were missing. This makes it unclear how many soldiers actually fled. A French officer told AFP that "a limited" number of soldiers had disappeared during their training in France...
Desertion is a growing problem
After almost three years of war, Ukraine is increasingly struggling with deserting soldiers. Last year, tens of thousands of investigations were launched by the Ukrainian Prosecutors Office. It is unclear how many convictions there have been...
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The Ukrainians are voting with the only means left to them, with their feet.
History will not treat the West kindly in this slaughter. Hopefully the authors of this tragedy will meet death at the hands of those they abused.
The Russians will release him when they liberate Kiev.
Perhaps it can be argued that the created wars in Libya and Syria sent jihadists into meat grinders but why Russians and Ukrainians to the meat grinder not to mention others who volunteered to fight for Ukraine?
The Fighting 155th Brigade! Specially trained by the French btw.
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
I imagine that Kiev will disappear this guy before liberation. 🤔
You and every one else knows that Russia invaded Ukraine and targeted civilians and military. Everyone knows that Putin has no shame in getting over 800,000 Russians and other countries’ citizens killed and wounded in trying to take over Ukraine.
Russia can go back to its country and stop killing all those Russians.
You’re obviously a previously banned Zeeper who couldn’t hold his rage in and got the zot. Glad you are back.
The Masterhating of Putin and Russia reaches a new climax.
Yes, the SBU has a history of that.
Socks to be them, as marcus will tell you.
We got another Zeeper (that I never noticed)...
SMH.
God Bless. I need to pray and rest tonight I am certain of that.
That one and another one who recently reared its ugly head (Sean of 2024) are either typing or cutting and pasting their responses word for word right out of the Zeeper Troll Handbook.
They must not be teaching them to put their own little spin on their spam anymore. Probably because the operation is running low on funding and future prospects are looking a little dim.
You forgot the human trafficking and organ trade.
I’m sure Putin addressed every peaceful resolution to Ukraine’s sovereignty before Russia’s invasion.
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