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Commander of Ukrainian unit plagued by desertion arrested
NOS News Netherlands ^ | 1/8/2025 | NOS News

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...

(Excerpt) Read more at nos.nl ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: anydaynowukrainewins; desertion; france; notamericaswar; runforyourlives; ukraine; ukrainewar; zeeperworldcops; zeeperworldpolice
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1 posted on 01/08/2025 6:18:06 PM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

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.


2 posted on 01/08/2025 6:25:43 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
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To: Nextrush
The commander risks a prison sentence of at least ten years

The Russians will release him when they liberate Kiev.

3 posted on 01/08/2025 6:27:45 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: wildcard_redneck

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?


4 posted on 01/08/2025 6:28:47 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

The Fighting 155th Brigade! Specially trained by the French btw.


5 posted on 01/08/2025 6:29:45 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Nextrush

The beatings will continue until morale improves!


6 posted on 01/08/2025 6:30:39 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
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To: kiryandil

I imagine that Kiev will disappear this guy before liberation. 🤔


7 posted on 01/08/2025 6:31:31 PM PST by dforest
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To: wildcard_redneck

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.


8 posted on 01/08/2025 6:39:24 PM PST by POGO163
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To: POGO163

You’re obviously a previously banned Zeeper who couldn’t hold his rage in and got the zot. Glad you are back.


9 posted on 01/08/2025 6:48:11 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
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To: wildcard_redneck

The Masterhating of Putin and Russia reaches a new climax.


10 posted on 01/08/2025 6:58:24 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: dforest

Yes, the SBU has a history of that.


11 posted on 01/08/2025 6:59:01 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: Nextrush; wildcard_redneck
The Masterhating of Putin and Russia reaches a new climax.

Socks to be them, as marcus will tell you.

12 posted on 01/08/2025 7:03:16 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: POGO163; Allegra; Jane Long; grey_whiskers; kiryandil

We got another Zeeper (that I never noticed)...


13 posted on 01/08/2025 7:03:23 PM PST by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: Bikkuri

SMH.


14 posted on 01/08/2025 7:12:29 PM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: kiryandil

God Bless. I need to pray and rest tonight I am certain of that.


15 posted on 01/08/2025 7:15:04 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: POGO163
The basic reality of the situation in Ukraine is clear enough. The Ukrainian pseudo-state appears to be defined by four things:
•Nazism
•Money Laundering (planetary epicenter)
•Other forms of corruption
•The relationship with the US Deep-State, NATO, and other international gangsters and gangsterism.

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16 posted on 01/08/2025 7:15:04 PM PST by CapandBall
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To: Bikkuri; Jane Long; grey_whiskers; kiryandil
We got another Zeeper (that I never noticed)...

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.

17 posted on 01/08/2025 8:06:47 PM PST by Allegra (Pat very close attention of such trolling behavior.)
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To: CapandBall

You forgot the human trafficking and organ trade.


18 posted on 01/08/2025 8:14:00 PM PST by delta7
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To: Nextrush
"...man was leader of the brigade trained in France..." Well, that explains a lot.
19 posted on 01/08/2025 8:33:47 PM PST by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

I’m sure Putin addressed every peaceful resolution to Ukraine’s sovereignty before Russia’s invasion.


20 posted on 01/08/2025 8:47:37 PM PST by Does so (A country about to outlaw Red #5 food dye, but makes Marijuana legal?...🇺🇦...Dem☭¢rat...≣ ∅)
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