The Ukrainian armed forces are struggling with a sharp increase in desertions, local media report, citing data from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine. Local media is reporting a spike in Ukrainian soldiers leaving their unit, temporarily (abandonment) or permanently (desertion). Data shows 14,000-18,000 cases of unauthorized abandonment each month. Last May saw a record … Continue reading 231,000 Ukrainian soldiers have deserted since the beginning of the war, government wants harsher penalties