MOSCOW: Dozens of Russian soldiers are facing trial for fleeing their unit, fearing deployment to Ukraine, a news site and a lawyer for five of the men said on Saturday.
The popular Gazeta.ru website said several dozen soldiers would be prosecuted after fleeing a training ground in southern Russia where they were under pressure to “volunteer” to fight in Ukraine.
The troops had freely enlisted for the army and are not draftees, …read more
Source: The Gulf Today
