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.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
I don’t understand why they didn’t surrender (and become POWs) instead of deserting and going back to Russia to face the consequences. The Ukrainians have stated that they will treat surrendering Russians with dignity, give them proper food, and when Putin’s war is over they can return home.
It’s Wednesday. The Russians lose ground on Wednesday.
They gain it back on Fridays.
Nope, they just torture and shoot them. You can still find the videos.
It would be a good idea for all Russian troops in Ukraine to do the same.
Good for her.
Not only is she smart, she’s good-looking.
You didn’t even read the excerpt.
Hard to believe people actually believe that....I saw a video where Russians surrendered and Ukraine military shot them dead, one after the other.
I don’t doubt you’d believe that.
Same here. I wonder if the companies are related?
I did. And it sounds like some guys went AWOL.
You, on the other hand, seem ready to believe even MSN-Newsweek’s exaggerations to support the MIC’s case that we must view Russia as our mortal enemy.
You didn’t read it, you thought they were E-1s and now you are arguing they didn’t take a taxi or flee Ukraine, or maybe that it wasn’t 300 miles, or something.
I don’t think so. The drivers probably signed up for both services to maximize their customer access....................
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