SZH in Ukraine – more and more exhausted soldiers are running away from service

During the three years of the full-scale war in Ukraine, almost 96 thousand were opened. cases against soldiers who left their units.

In Ukraine, more and more exhausted soldiers are running away from the service. Thus, in the country, the number of criminal proceedings regarding the voluntary desertion of a military unit increased sixfold during the three years of full-scale war.

This is stated in a Bloomberg article with reference to the Prosecutor General's Office.

The publication states that, according to OG data, almost 96,000 businesses have been opened in Ukraine since 2022. criminal cases against servicemen who left their units after the full-scale invasion of Russia.

It is noted that this is a sixfold increase over the past two years. Most of the cases were opened in 2024.

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