Reports: Russian troops leave unit fearing Ukraine deployment

[Little Tich]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Dozens of professional Russian soldiers are facing trial after abandoning a training base, according to media reports. The soldiers were allegedly pressured to "volunteer" for fighting in Ukraine.

The troops were reportedly offered money and benefits from people in uniforms without insignia. The people then tried to motivate them to join the war in Ukraine, according to an article published Saturday on well-known news site Gazeta.ru.

The media outlet also claimed that dozens of soldiers left their posts out of fear of being illegally deployed across the border in Ukraine to fight at a time when Russia is not officially at war with its neighbor.

"They all have the same story. They all served together in the same unit," Tatiana Chernetskaya, a lawyer representing five of the soldiers, told the AFP news agency.

Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/reports-russian-troops-leave-unit-fearing-ukraine-deployment/a-18579331

[Duckhunter935]

1. They can't hide it forever

The truth will come out.

[elias49]

7. What 'truth' might you be talking about?

Nice non-sequitur!

[Cha]

9. No, it's not a "non-sequitur".. I know exactly what you're saying.. from the link..

"In the statement to the judge of the military tribunal, Tynchenko wrote, "I did not want break the oath I swore, and did not want to take part in military actions in Ukraine."

[Duckhunter935]

10. Yep

I think now they are mainly training and equipping in Russia. I think much fewer active Russian soldiers unless a big escalation happens.

[freshwest]

2. Ummm... n/t

[NuclearDem]

3. Obviously no Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[jtuck004]

4. Great!! And any of our folks that tell our Army to shove it and leave would just be a bonus.

Would be funny if all the soldiers of all the armies just told everyone to fuck off, they were all gonna go get loaded for a few months. Might not make it back.

"Wanna have a war? Go fight it yourself".

[Igel]

6. First they find Keiv.

Then they take over. Much Russian Army restore empire, restore Soviet economic mite to formal glory through GULagami.


Perhaps stuff Brezhnev and set next to lazy Lenin.

[Cha]

8. "In the statement to the judge of the military tribunal, Tynchenko wrote, "I did not want break the

oath I swore, and did not want to take part in military actions in Ukraine."

Thanks LT