https://www.newsweek.com/russia-searching-soldiers-abandoning-war-en-masse-ukraine-1769993
Russia Searching for Soldiers Who Are Abandoning War 'En Masse': Ukraine
BY
JON JACKSON 12/28/22 AT 2:15 PM EST
Ukraine's military on Wednesday said Russian guards had been dispatched in Ukraine to search for Russian soldiers who deserted their positions "en masse."
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine included the information in an operational update posted on its official
Facebook page. The report detailed fighting in the
Zaporizhzhiaand Kherson regions, where Ukraine said Russian President
Vladimir Putin's troops "terrorized residents of more than 25 settlements with artillery fire."
The message continued by stating that in "the temporarily occupied territories" of Zaporizhzhia, Russian search parties have been sent to look for soldiers who have abandoned their posts.
"Russian servicemen and mercenaries of the occupation forces are leaving their places of service en masse," the Facebook post read. "Separate divisions of the Russian guard were sent to the city of Prymorsk for search operations. According to preliminary information, more than 200 people are wanted."
