❗️About 20% of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deserted from the battlefield — The Economist
“A source in the General Staff states that almost a fifth of the soldiers went AWOL from their positions,” the publication noted.
As the authors of the material point out, there is a moral decline in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several sectors of the front, while the RF Armed Forces are advancing in many directions and accelerating their advance.
Ukraine suffered its worst month of territorial losses since 2022. Russia is advancing in several directions and accelerating its progress.
It appears to be a matter of time before Ukraine is forced to withdraw from the strategic heights around Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region, leading to the possibility of a psychologically destructive entry into the neighboring Dnepropetrovsk region by the end of the year.
