The Kyiv Independent

Inside Ukraine's AWOL and military desertion crisis

Panic attacks have haunted Ukrainian serviceman Yaroslav since he returned home in the summer, leaving him gasping at night.

Ukraine’s new defense chief reveals 200,000 soldiers have gone AWOL and 2 million are dodging draft

Ukraine’s new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Wednesday that 200,000 Ukrainian soldiers are officially ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN

2 million Ukrainians evading mobilization, another 200,000 soldiers AWOL, new defense minister says

Two million Ukrainians are wanted for evading mobilization, and another 200,000 soldiers are absent without official leave ...

Ukraine's new defense minister just outlined how dire its troop shortage has become

In his remarks at Ukraine's parliament, Mykhailo Fedorov warned of nearly 2 million Ukrainians dodging the military draft.
The New Voice of UkraineOpinion

What new Defense Minister Fedorov can do to solve conscription problem

In a stark assessment of Ukraine’s military challenges, newly appointed Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov revealed that ...
TASS

Number of AWOL cases in Ukrainian army nearing 400,000 — lawmaker

MOSCOW, August 3. /TASS/. Nearly 400,000 AWOL (absent without leave) and desertion cases have been reported in the Ukrainian army, a Ukrainian lawmaker said. "We see failures on the frontline. We see ...
Yahoo

Over 25,000 Russian soldiers go AWOL in Central Military District units – Ukraine's intelligence

More than 25,000 soldiers and officers of Russia's Central Military District have gone AWOL in nine months – from November 2024 to July 2025. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Details: ...