More Interesting War News from Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is getting more interesting. Notably, the Russian victory US media outlets were predicting a few days ago is postponed.

Instead, the Russian Army could fall apart before our eyes. Moreover, the supposedly helpless Ukrainians are holding as the Russian offensive collapses.

Interesting Ukraine War News includes:

Mass Desertions from the Russian Army

Multiple media outlets are reporting mass desertions from the Russian Army in Ukraine. Ukrainian military intelligence claims 18,000 Russian soldiers have deserted from the Southern Military District, Newsweek reports.

Around 12,000 soldiers have deserted from Russia’s 8th Combined Arms Army which is fighting in Eastern Ukraine. Prosecutors have filed 7,300 cases of Absence Without Leave (AWOL) or desertion against soldiers in Russian courts since September 2022, Mediazona, a Russian media outlet, estimates. The deserters include some highly experienced professional soldiers, The Associated Press reports.

Mass desertions often precede the collapse of armies and governments. For example, mass desertions of Confederate soldiers in 1865 preceded Confederate generals’ decision to surrender, and the Confederacy’s collapse, ending the American…