Polyansky announced an unprecedented desertion in the Ukrainian Armed Forces 19:21

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that desertion from the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has reached unprecedented levels. His words are a guide TASS.

“Since the beginning of the SVO in Ukraine, more than 63 thousand cases of this kind have been opened. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, almost 30 thousand cases were opened in the first six months of 2024 alone, which is three times more than in 2022,” he said.

At the same time, Polyansky suggested that the actual number of escapees could be many times higher, and experts agree with him.

According to the diplomat, Ukraine continues to participate in conflicts only with the help of the West, but the country’s authorities consider that it is becoming increasingly difficult to force the population to fight in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Before that, in the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reputedThe number of defectors from the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased tenfold.

Martial law has been in effect on the territory of Ukraine since February 24, 2022. On February 25 of the same year, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed a general mobilization decree, according to which men liable for military service are prohibited from leaving the country.

On August 7, the country was remobilized and martial law was imposed. elongated for three months – until November 2024.

May 18, 2024 entered into force Law on strengthening mobilization in Ukraine. Persons included in the military service register according to the innovations will lose the right to travel abroad, use your money, drive a car, make real estate transactions and prepare documents – passport and foreign passport.

Previously armed deserters from the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces robbed Store near Kharkov.