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Over 18,000 desertions recorded in Russian occupation army's military district units
Desertions are increasing in the armed forces of the southern military district of the occupying Russian army - more than 18,000 soldiers have already left the service without permission
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Ukraine's Defence Intelligence's press service reports.
It is noted that the largest share, about 12,000 defectors among the Russian military, falls on the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces, which Russia regularly uses in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Approximately 10,000 of them were drafted by Moscow through mobilization, while the remaining 2,000 were contractors.
In addition, in the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, which is also part of the southern district of the aggressor state's army, the desertion rate is about 2,500 people.
- According to the UK Ministry of Defence, since the start of "partial" mobilization in September 2022, Russia has convicted 7,400 occupiers suspected of desertion.
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