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Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Command of Armed Forces of Ukraine Destroys Its Own Combat Groups in Kharkov Region

© AP Photo / Kostiantyn LiberovA Ukrainian soldier helps a wounded comrade in the Kharkov region, Ukraine, on Sept. 12, 2022.
A Ukrainian soldier helps a wounded comrade in the Kharkov region, Ukraine, on Sept. 12, 2022.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 27.05.2026
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The command of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two of its own combat groups with artillery fire in the area of the village of Granov in the Kharkov region, security forces told Sputnik.
“The command of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not allow two of its combat groups to leave their positions, destroying its own servicemen with artillery fire,” the agency’s source said.
Captured Ukrainian servicemen have repeatedly stated that desertion has become one of the key problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This is also acknowledged by the Ukrainian leadership — according to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, about 200,000 Ukrainian servicemen have unauthorisedly left their units or deserted. At the same time, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office stated back in November that the number of cases opened under these articles was even higher — more than 311,000.
To prevent such incidents, according to captured Ukrainian servicemen, barrier detachments are being created in Ukrainian units, which shoot those attempting to leave positions or surrender.
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