While Ukraine holds out against Russia’s relentless assaults, it is also facing the scandal of millions avoiding military call-up and hundreds of thousands of soldiers absent without leave. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from Izyum, in eastern Ukraine
People's Deputy Yuriy Kamelchuk said that the problems with the rest of the military are often due not to lack of personnel, but to personal “appetites” or the mood of the command.