Posted on 01/18/2023 12:06:20 PM PST by dennisw
Eight mobilized Russian soldiers fled the front lines in Ukraine and ordered a cab to take them 300 miles back home, are now facing desertion charges.
The men, who were conscripted in Russia's Kaliningrad region under President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization order, face up to 15 years in jail after being charged with "armed desertion in wartime."
The serviceman who organized their escape in December is Junior Sergeant Yevgeny Kravchenko, who has been arrested by a garrison military court, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
The others who fled with him from a training camp in Ukraine's Luhansk region are corporal Dmitry Medvedev, sailor Alexander Babenko, and privates Nikolai Kolmachev, Alexander Eliseev, Igor Medvedev, Alexander Bogachenok and Denis Balakhin. They remain in the custody of their unit commander.
According to their testimonies, the men were mobilized on September 24 and were transferred to a field camp near the village of Gladkovo in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region.
Instead of receiving training to fight in the conflict, commanders used them to build dugouts. They weren't provided with quality uniforms or sufficient food.
The group decided to flee "for the sake of saving their lives and health" after being told by their superiors in early December that they would be deployed to the front line of the war.
Kravchenko's attorney told that none of the mobilized intended to desert from the front lines in Ukraine, but they didn't want to fight unprepared either.
There have been multiple reports of Russian soldiers and military officers fleeing from battle in Ukraine in recent months.
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Why die for the dreams of Reptilian Putin? Just another old cancer ridden, degenerate sending young men off to die, in his vanity wars.
Ukraine should offer to provide free taxis back to Russia, for all Russian troops who ask
One way or the other there’s gotta be more to this story, but I refuse to speculate in detail.
Oh, good. I’ve been hoping this war would end and now it has.
Awesome.
Propaganda.
Well this report is just absurd. /s
Propaganda! /s
It will all be over in Ukraine in a few weeks. /s
Never mind the report has verifiable names, places, and dates.
Putin stronk!
Taxi or UBER?....................
...on Dec 23, 1944 Eisenhower executed by firing squad 24 year old Private Eddie Slovik for desertion.
Ukraine is winning. Ukraine is winning. Ukraine is winning. Just keep saying it over and over again.
Kravchenko’s attorney told that none of the mobilized intended to desert from the front lines in Ukraine, but they didn’t want to fight unprepared either.
Do you believe the attorney?
Had 2 buddies load up the car one Saturday with plans to go AWOL from Travis AFB, northern Ca. They were from Boston. Car broke down in Reno. They were back at work on Monday.
So some E-1’s went AWOL and this is news how?
and the uberidiot what took them home...
he really expected to get paid and not arrested???
Lyft.
They did go back to Russia. AWOL, not deserters.
Here I see both logos on the same car!...............
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