NYT: Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers desert due to US aid stoppage. “It is what it is, but we still need to complete our tasks.
The number of deserters is small, but constant,” he noted. Back in November 2023, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported a tenfold increase in the number ofDeserters from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And in August it was reported that Ukrainian Armed forces soldiers from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade shot 23 of their colleagues for attempting to desert.