Ukraine’s defence forces lost control of over 3,600 sq km of territory in 2024, losing more than 20 sq km per day in November. In 2023, they lost a total of about 540 sq km and liberated about 430 sq km.
I’ve read one of the loudest recent cases is a brigade most of the personnel of which was sent to train in France.
I suppose a lot of those are kids of rich parents or something like that, picked for that for a bribe, and they probably expected war to end before they return.
It can be that similar dynamics affect other units with lots of desertions, but that’s just guessing from news.
I think people doing that for reasons from the article should be allowed to return as instructors. If there are enough new people to instruct, that is, but for that one can try attracting more foreign volunteers. With money if possible. And yes, to have longer leaves, therapy.
Anyway, rotation is a thing. It also involves putting less (mentally too) weary units to harder roles.
Also people incapable of fighting due to injuries can probably be still fit to serve in AD, or as remote drone operators (not how they do it from the neighboring field, but from far away). I guess droid armies are still not today’s reality, but they should work both on morale and on reducing further casualties.
I’ve read one of the loudest recent cases is a brigade most of the personnel of which was sent to train in France.
I suppose a lot of those are kids of rich parents or something like that, picked for that for a bribe, and they probably expected war to end before they return.
It can be that similar dynamics affect other units with lots of desertions, but that’s just guessing from news.
It’s not just that one unfortunately. It’s likely at around 100.000 deserters now, and half of that were from 2024 alone.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-10-14/alarm-in-ukraine-over-increasing-number-of-army-deserters.html
I think people doing that for reasons from the article should be allowed to return as instructors. If there are enough new people to instruct, that is, but for that one can try attracting more foreign volunteers. With money if possible. And yes, to have longer leaves, therapy.
Anyway, rotation is a thing. It also involves putting less (mentally too) weary units to harder roles.
Also people incapable of fighting due to injuries can probably be still fit to serve in AD, or as remote drone operators (not how they do it from the neighboring field, but from far away). I guess droid armies are still not today’s reality, but they should work both on morale and on reducing further casualties.