2 Russian Army Deserters Arrested While Heading for Kyiv
The men deserted frontline positions, hid their uniforms and weapons, and were stopped before reaching Dnipro, the SBU said.
- On Wednesday, Ukraine's State Security Service detained two soldiers from the 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment after they deserted positions in Donetsk Oblast and attempted to reach Kyiv dressed as civilians.
- Both men, previously convicted of murder, were recently deployed to assault Ukrainian positions in the Kramatorsk sector; one is a resident of Russian-occupied Dovzhansk who has fought for Moscow since 2016.
- After burying their weapons and uniforms in an abandoned house, the pair hitchhiked toward Dnipro, where security officers detained them at a checkpoint; one "was found to be wearing a Russian military identification tag around his neck."
- Facing charges under Article 111 of Ukraine's Criminal Code for high treason under martial law and Part 7 of Article 111-1 regarding collaborationist activity, both men are held as prisoners of war.
- Ukrainian authorities continue broader prosecution efforts, recently charging another soldier who fled positions in the Kharkiv region with killing five servicemen and a civilian, reflecting ongoing investigations into war crimes under martial law.
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The men hoped to travel to the capital where one of their relatives lived and lay low.
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