Ukrainian Army on the verge of collapse. Desertion is a problem that the West can't solve...via Defense News

 via DN

Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions to slide into anonymity, according to soldiers, lawyers and Ukrainian officials. Entire units have abandoned their posts, leaving defensive lines vulnerable and accelerating territorial losses, according to military commanders and soldiers.

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 More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in February 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor’s Office.

Nearly half have gone AWOL in the last year alone, after Kyiv launched an aggressive and controversial mobilization drive that government officials and military commanders concede has largely failed.

It’s a staggeringly high number by any measure, as there were an estimated 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers engaged in combat before the mobilization drive began. And the actual number of deserters may be much higher. One lawmaker with knowledge of military matters estimated it could be as high as 200,000.

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THIS!

THIS IS WHY ZELENSKY IS PUSHING AN ABSURD PEACEPLAN!

He knows he can't get NATO membership but he started high and hopes that the final plan will allow him to save face.

I have never seen such a crazy battle plan in my life.  The counter offensive was ill conceived.  The push into Russia was batshit stupid.

After reading this article one thing is clear.

The Ukrainian Army is on the verge of collapse.

IF THIS TURNS INTO A HARD WINTER THEN YOU WILL SEE RUSSIAN ADVANCES COUNTED IN THE TENS OF MILES PER DAY.

Quite honestly we need to be thankful that Putin is timid and not a military man.

If Putin had been to even a Sgt's Course in the Marine Corps then he would be literally skullfucking logistics units supplying frontline troops instead of going after Ukraine's power grid.

All the drones wasted on going after Kyiv would be pummeling the frontlines just to destroy whatever morale still exists with the Ukrainian infantry.

But the good thing is that because Putin isn't a military man and is timid (notice that I'm NOT saying he's stupid because he isn't) he won't do the things that could send the Ukrainian military into a full blown retreat across all fronts.

This war is over.

For better or worse Russia will get its bufferzone and China will help it rebuild while what's left of Ukraine will be an anchor around the neck of the EU for 50+ years.