From the zone of the so-called ATO 16 thousand deserted Soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces with weapons, said on the first day of the week the chief military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios.




"We investigated 16 thousand criminal cases against deserters, who fled the zone of military operation, besides a considerable part - in conjunction with weapons. The Ministry of internal Affairs established in one year not more than 1 thousand persons left the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine", - has said, reports news Agency. A month before Matios reported about 6, 5 thousand Deserters. First Deputy head of the mobilization Department of the armed forces of Ukraine Colonel Alexander Pravdivec said that in the process of the sixth wave of mobilization conscription declined almost 27 thousand recruits (50-55%). The pravdivec said that " the main reasons for the failure of mobilization steel closed doors (apartments and houses where the recruits) to report for military service, moving to fresh recruits of address or travel abroad." According to his statement, also increased the percentage of denial of conscription for medical reasons is about 60 % and a reduction in the number of volunteers.

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