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Russia has also turned to mercenaries to bolster its war efforts, deploying fighters from the shadowy Kremlin-linked Wagner group. Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine. A video showing two Russian soldiers being arrested after they refused to follow orders to fight in Ukraine has circulated on social media platform Telegram. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the occupiers are not able to resolve problems with manning their units. He simply declares that he has anti-war convictions. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. While the exact number of soldiers refusing to fight remains unclear, such stories illustrate what military experts and western governments say is one of Russias biggest obstacles in Ukraine: a severe shortage of infantry soldiers. 03:25. The latest as of 7.15 a.m. In a rare public spat involving the Kremlin, 25 National Guard 'refuseniks' defied their . It soon became clear that not everyone was onboard with it. Back in his living room, Sergei tells me that what happened to Stas in Ukraine has brought them closer together. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. More than 550,000 soldiers from Putin's failing army have been killed or injured so badly in Ukraine that they are no longer able to fight, according to Minusrus. Russian resistance is growing against Putin's war. In conversations with Current Time via the Russian social media giant VK, several soldiers from the brigade disputed the circumstances behind their inclusion on the wall of shame. In Kononov's case, court documents say that he pleaded guilty to evading military service and that he testified he wanted to take a temporary break from fighting in Ukraine. One year from the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, a Catholic priest recounted how a Ukrainian soldier was spared from being killed by . But then someone said they'd take my son to work in the storeroom. And this, according to a video on social media app Telegram, has . July 19, 2022. They began to stir and offer up some alternatives when people started specifically saying no, he said. A Russian soldier has been sentenced for refusing to fight in the war in Ukraine. The soldier, "not wanting to take part in a special . In his unit of 50 people, 10 were killed and 10 others wounded. Anyone? Russian soldier Ilya Kaminsky says rank-and-file troops have "absolutely no trust . VLADIMIR Putin's demoralised and disillusioned troops are fleeing the war in Ukraine and surrendering without a fight, reports claim. But you cannot force people to fight.". For many Russian soldiers, the war in Ukraine is one they don't want to fight. Im tired. Quote from the General Staff: "Troops from the so-called . The arrests of the soldiers, whose . He managed to contact his mother, Oxana, back in Russia to tell her what was going on. Russian forces were driven out of much of the northeastern Kharkiv region in early September by a Ukrainian counter-offensive that allowed Kyiv to retake thousands of square kilometres of territory. "We rushed forward with short overnight stays, without trenches, without reconnaissance. But from our own side.". The contract soldier was subsequently sentenced on July 21 to restriction in military service for one year, with a 10 percent deduction from his monetary allowance going to the state. A court in the Russian city of Ufa has sentenced a 24-year-old corporal to five years in prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine. The troops are getting exhausted they wont be able to keep this up for a long period.. Jan 27, 2023. Feb. 27 2023, Published 8:05 a.m. He heard of Russian servicemen so inexperienced that they "did not know how to shoot and couldn't tell one end of a mortar from another". "Another reason is the foul way they're being treated. We drove around it and on, firing as we went. Sergei made several trips to the front line to try to secure his son's release. The Kremlin has declined to call for a general mobilization to replenish lost troops, instead using what analysts have described a covert, hybrid campaign to recruit fresh troops: using private military companies, extended age limitations, lucrative financial incentives, and sometimes coercive persuasion to bolster the ranks. A group of desperate Russian soldiers have issued an open letter by way of video to despotic President Vladimir Putin. 2d ago. The announcement triggered an exodus of men from Russia, with many fleeing to neighbouring countries including Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. The soldier, identified by the alias Vladimir, testified he was held in the town of Bryansk with about 80 soldiers guarded by the shadowy organization Wagner Group. Soldiers like Sergey - reluctant to return to the front line - are not unusual, according to Ruslan Leviev, the editor of Conflict Intelligence Team, a media project investigating the experiences of the Russian military in Ukraine through confidential interviews and open source material. A Russian soldier who refused to continue fighting in Ukraine, he was beaten until his face was . CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Journalists fight on their own frontline. At the beginning of April, Sergey was sent back over the border to a camp on the Russian side. Its members have been deployed in the Donetsk area and are supposed to take control of the defense line until March 5, he added. Some soldiers, under the threat of violence, were simply driven out to unknown destinations, they have not been seen since, said Vladimir, according to the Guardian. The unit, stationed in Russias far east during peacetime, first entered Ukraine from Belarus when the war started at the end of February and saw bitter combat with Ukrainian forces. "It was blown up from a grenade launcher or something else. Many of the units that are supposed to train conscripts are fighting themselves, Lee said. Conscripts could fill some of the gaps, but they will be poorly trained. ET. It wouldn't cost much to equip us. But the soldier later discussed with his father what would happen if he refused to fight. Moscow initially put about 80% of its main ground combat forces 150,000 men into the war in February, according to western officials. I didn't look back.". Belarus, a close ally of Russia, has supported its eastern neighbour in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.Before the start of the offensive, Belarus allowed the Russian Armed Forces to perform weeks-long military drills on its territory; however, the Russian troops did not exit the country after they were supposed to finish. 02:32. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. One commander in northern Russia requested a criminal case be brought against his subordinate who would not return to Ukraine, but a military prosecutor refused to proceed, according to documents seen by the BBC. Stas, an army officer, had written a letter to the . The whole time, not a single document was provided that would explain our arrest. "It's a way of making people go back into that bloodbath," says Elena Popova from Russia's Movement of Conscientious Objectors. Why wasn't it done?". Never mind the myriad reports of Russian troops refusing to fight by the thousands, sabotaging their own shoddy equipment and even deliberately wounding themselves to abandon the war, Russian . Just refuse," Sergei recalls telling Stas, who was already an army officer. A similar account to Dmitris was given to the BBCs Russian service by Sergey Bokov, a 23-year-old soldier who at the end of April decided to leave the army after fighting in Ukraine. They would be looking at time in prison.. But after a certain adaptation period, our men fight brilliantly.". Brigade commanders ask who wants to guard the second gunners unit. In July, the father of a Russian soldier told The Insider that troops were being detained or moved to a detention center in the occupied Luhansk region if they attempted to leave their posts. This is one of many reported incidents where Russian soldiers have been accused of refusing to take up arms in Ukraine. And that means he cant be prosecuted for desertion or going AWOL. The soldier, "not wanting to take part in a . Soldiers from Ukraines Special Operations Forces and the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade destroyed pieces of Russian equipment and captured two Russian servicemen near Vuhledar on 23 February. He told me his face was covered in blood. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over vote fraud case, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran, Why the lab-leak theory is being taken seriously, Finland starts construction of Russia border fence. About 60 Russian paratroopers mutinied and refused to fight in Ukraine, according to Russian press reports related to Putin's government. I didnt think I would quit, but it happened because of my wifes difficult pregnancy, when I asked for a delay until after she gave birth, a third soldier told Current Time in a VK message. A junior sergeant said he was injured during one of the recent Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border territory where he was stationed. He had helped oversee fighting in eastern Ukraine. "We went without helicopters - just in a column, as though we were heading to a parade.". TASS said the soldier expressed his dissatisfaction with the training of mobilised servicemen outside Moscow. News/Politics 2022-12-22T11:35:49.577Z. Paratroopers from the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade, based outside Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Buryatia region in eastern Siberia, arrived in Ukraines Kherson region on February 24, shortly after Russias invasion began. DeSantis won't say he's running. I told him: 'Better to take it. Did you encounter any technical issues? While speaking, he blew cigarette smoke into an officers face, who responded by pushing him away. On 15 February, Ukraines Defence Intelligence reported that Russias losses were the largest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Im warning you, this is a final offer, he is heard telling the soldiers. He revealed to his father what had happened to him in detention: how a "different group" of Russian soldiers had tried to force him to fight. "You've got relatives there. Instead they were expected to operate without even basic equipment, such as night vision devices, he says. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake. Benyash said hundreds and hundreds of soldiers had been in touch with his team for advice on how they could avoid being sent to fight. A group of Russian soldiers recently sent Vladimir Putin a video complaining about "being sent to the slaughter" and begging for more military support in . Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in . We've changed them to protect their identities. I still havent seen her. 'I Had To Refuse So I Could Stay Alive' The soldier is in the unit, hes not running away anywhere. According to an audio recording shared with Current Time, commanders met with the insubordinate soldiers on July 17, alternately threatening, begging, and trying to coerce them to remain in service or rescind their resignation requests. "Those refusing to fight are doing so because they've had more than their fair share of front line action," explains Elena Popova. Our commanders didnt even argue with us because we were not the first ones to leave, Bokov said. Human rights activist Sergei Krivenko says he is not aware of any prosecutions of those refusing to return to the front. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. Russian troops release video as they say they will not fight. He said he would put his refusal in writing. Russian troops also lost territory in the southern Kherson region as well as the Lyman transport hub in eastern Ukraine. The range of experience varies. A Russian court sentenced Marsel Kandarov to five years in prison for refusing to take part in the special military operation. In October, a new general was appointed to lead Russia's offensive. Benyash said "hundreds and hundreds" of soldiers had been in touch with his team for advice on how they could avoid being sent to fight. It caught fire and there were [Russian] soldiers inside. They made him lie on the ground and told him to count to ten. "But refusing to fight was a difficult decision for him to take. He bombarded military officials, prosecutors and investigators with appeals for help. And there is no guarantee that more prosecutions might not emerge in the future. Russian . Reports from Russia said authorities would call up 300,000 people with "relevant" skills or military experience. The Russian defense ministry didnt respond to the Guardians request for comment. The servicemen were reportedly removed from their unit as punishment. Kononov said he stopped showing up at his unit and, instead, spent time with his friend at his home. Troops from the Russian so-called Cossack Detachment are refusing to take part in offensive operations due to Russian forces' heavy losses near Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast. Servicemen fire a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine. "Some soldiers, under the . A Russian fleet was said to be preparing to shell port city Odessa and land troops. "We do not have any camps or incarceration facilities, or the like [for Russian soldiers]," President Putin insisted earlier this month. He believed it was right. "I don't want to go [back to Ukraine] to kill and be killed," says Sergey - not his real name - who spent five weeks fighting in Ukraine earlier this year. More than 100 Russian national guardsmen have been fired for refusing to fight in Ukraine, court documents show, in what looks to be the clearest indication yet of dissent among some parts of . I'm shocked by our army. The enemy has somewhat reduced its activity for the fourth day, he said. We had no food, no water, he said. A Russian soldier was sentenced in July for refusing to fight in the Ukraine war. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. The soldier was a serving officer in the Russian army when Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. After that, I wont look at any new offers.. 2023 Cable News Network. Theyre making everything so easy for you, guys. They said no remains had been found. Putin's army continues its full-scale aggression in Ukraine. Approximately 60 paratroopers from Russia's Pskov region have refused to be deployed to Ukraine, newspaper Pskovskaya . He believes his commanders had planned to capture strongholds and key cities very quickly - and had calculated that the Ukrainians would simply surrender. He and several others who'd decided to refuse had their guns taken off them and were put under armed guard.". There are reports of mobilised Russian troops locked in cellars and basements for refusing to fight in Ukraine. Belarus allowed Russia to stage part of the invasion from its . Hes not refusing to carry out orders, so the article on insubordination or disobeying orders isnt relevant either, because hes not refusing to do so, he said. I told him that he was a zombie. For four and a half months, Corporal Ilya Kaminsky and his fellow soldiers from the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade have waged war as part of the grinding Russian military offensive that has slowly pushed Ukrainian troops back in eastern Ukraine. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Russian military regulations provide some legal justification and procedures for soldiers who disobey orders, according to Sergei Krivenko, a rights activist -- particularly for those who state they are anti-war, or pacifists. ", Stas was a serving officer when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. Each of our interviewees had dealt with dozens of cases and believed those soldiers were also sharing advice with their colleagues. Read about our approach to external linking. For that they sent my son to a detention centre. He refused so they beat him over the head several times with a pistol. A Russian military unit deployed in Ukraine's south has refused to fight over a lack of vital supplies such as water, Ukraine said Sunday. The soldier, not wanting to take part in a special military operation, did not report for duty in May 2022, said the press service on Thursday for courts in the region of Bashkortostan in the southern Urals. I understood that I had to refuse so I could stay alive, he said. "In a situation when there is shelling or bombs falling, all normal people cannot help but react to it, even on the physiological level. In Buryatia, where the 11th Brigade is based, dozens of personnel have sought legal assistance from local activists, seeking to break their contracts and get out of service in Ukraine, for various reasons. The president announced what he called a "partial mobilisation", drafting hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens into the armed forces. People in Kyiv are being warned of street fighting and "subversive groups" on the third day of the Russian invasion, with reports of 198 Ukrainians dead nationwide since troops first crossed the . ET Saturday: A curfew in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been extended from 5 pm until 8 am every day At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been . ", "We do not have any problems with soldiers leaving combat positions," the Kremlin leader continued. Reports of Russian soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine are also mounting. But he stresses that Russian military law does include clauses which allow soldiers to refuse to fight if they don't want to. RUSSIAN soldiers are suffering from low morale with some reportedly refusing to fight the war in Ukraine, according to a member of an elite Russian army unit on the ground. Support Ukrainska Pravda or become our patron! The men, who belonged to the key headquarters of the Pskov . We didnt have normal munitions, no flak jackets or helmets. "It was a difficult decision for him to take. Along with eight others, Dmitri told his commanders that he refused to rejoin the invasion. A senior US defense official said Russian volunteers are refusing to go into . Ukrainians have been asked to avoid going near windows or on balconies and be . Before joining Current Times Moscow bureau in 2019, Rozhanskiy worked for the independent Russian television channel TV Rain. Several lawyers and human rights activists the BBC spoke to said they had been regularly offering advice to men trying to avoid returning to Ukraine. When the soldiers of an elite Russian army brigade were told in early April to prepare for a second deployment to Ukraine, fear broke out among the ranks. The beach, just north of Odessa in southern Ukraine, was defended with mines and anti-tank hedgehogs. A month later - 24 February, the day Russia launched its invasion - he was told to cross the border. Among them were 12 national guardsmen from Russias southern city of Krasnodar who were fired after refusing to go to Ukraine. "They beat him and then they took him outside as if they were going to . Read about our approach to external linking. Ukraine's Operational Command South reported in a . Sergey's complaints about lack of equipment have also emerged in phone conversations alleged to be between Russian soldiers and their families, intercepted and posted online by the Ukrainian security services. If a soldier acts according to such procedures, then he cannot be criminally prosecuted for this. Dmitri's refusal to fight in the war is the latest in a string of reports of Russian soldiers disobeying orders to join the fight. The head of Britain's GCHQ spy service said on Wednesday that new intelligence showed some Russian soldiers in Ukraine had refused to carry out orders, sabotaged their own equipment and . But analysts say voluntary recruits and mercenary groups are unlikely to lead to a substantial increase in the number of new soldiers, compared with the numbers that a partial or a full-scale mobilisation would bring. "So many people don't . The soldier's testimony said war-weary soldiers were urged by superiors to return to the fight. Putin needs to make a decision regarding mobilisation in the coming weeks, said Rob Lee, a military analyst. . The bosses response was: We dont care about your problems, go ahead and quit. Sergey is just one of hundreds of Russian soldiers understood to have been seeking such advice. And while the current status of the conflict gives Russian soldiers a legal path to refuse participation, some soldiers have complained that it has also led to them not being adequately cared for. Leviev says his team estimates a sizeable minority of the Russian contract soldiers sent to Ukraine to fight in the initial invasion refused to go back again. 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Reinforcements failed to arrive and soldiers were poorly equipped for the task of taking a large city. A Russian soldier who refused to fight in the war in Ukraine was allegedly beaten and locked up by his own comrades, according to a report. "They are keeping people there because they wanted to leave, refused to fight," the father alleged. Separately, a military tribunal in Moscow sentenced a soldier to five years and six months in a penal colony for beating an officer during an argument, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. Separately, a military tribunal said it sentenced Kandarov to five years behind bars for evading military service during mobilisation for more than a month. By India Today Web Desk: As Russian troops try to take control over Ukraine's capital Kyiv, residents of the city are taking up arms to stand in the fight along with the country's military against Moscow's invasion.India Today's Rajesh Pawar visited an office of the Territorial Defence Forces in the city, where citizens are being equipped with weapons to defend against and fight off the . Some Russian soldiers and even whole units are "refusing to fight" in Ukraine, top UK security officials reported today. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, When disinfo specialists lie, Gray Ladys DeSantis frustration and other commentary, Putins former spin doctor-turned-critic dead, Ukraines northeastern front could decide new battle lines, Biden needs to step up military aid for Ukraine fast. The soldier said he broke his contract and resigned from the brigade before the February 24 invasion, once he realized it was in fact going forward. 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