At some point, Kaminsky's unit was then transferred to Luhansk, in Ukraines Donbas region. "Some soldiers, under the . But they eventually calmed down because there wasnt much they could do, he said. He believed it was right. Separately, a military tribunal said it sentenced Kandarov to five years behind bars for evading military service during mobilisation for more than a month. "Then they took him into a room and told him: 'You're coming with us, otherwise we'll kill you.' Not only are they clueless, but they're simply refusing to fight, Scherba, who is currently in western Ukraine, tells co-host Molly-Jong-Fast. The enemy has somewhat reduced its activity for the fourth day, he said. "I think that [so many of] our guys died largely because of this. Hundreds of Russian soldiers have refused to fight or fled their posts since the war in Ukraine began, according to report published Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal. Army commanders try to intimidate contract soldiers into staying with their units, according to Russian human rights lawyer Alexei Tabalov. Support us with a one-time donation, or become a Patron! Rumours abound of some Russian soldiers defying orders and refusing to cross into Ukraine to fight. Putin needs to make a decision regarding mobilisation in the coming weeks, said Rob Lee, a military analyst. Why Russian Soldiers Are Refusing To Fight In The War On Ukraine. Second, the conduct of the war by Russian forces violates the most . A Russian court sentenced Marsel Kandarov to five years in prison for refusing to take part in the special military operation. A Russian soldier who refused to continue fighting in Ukraine, he was beaten until his face was covered in blood, his father has claimed. Here's what he saw, CNN reporter returns to Russia for first time since January, Kremlin to showcase its military power in May 9th parade. Anyone? "They are keeping people there because they wanted to leave, refused to fight," the father alleged. We had no food, no water, he said. Such an action would be "premature" without having assessed the harm to the military service he was involved in, the prosecutor said. "We went without helicopters - just in a column, as though we were heading to a parade.". The man narrated the ordeal his son suffered to the BBC, saying that he had begged his son not to go. Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world. A Russian soldier has been sentenced for refusing to fight in the war in Ukraine. It's absurd. The soldiers testimony said war-weary soldiers were urged by superiors to return to the fight. Read about our approach to external linking. 02:32. .. Advertisement .. 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But he stresses that Russian military law does include clauses which allow soldiers to refuse to fight if they don't want to. Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine. "We rushed forward with short overnight stays, without trenches, without reconnaissance. But analysts say voluntary recruits and mercenary groups are unlikely to lead to a substantial increase in the number of new soldiers, compared with the numbers that a partial or a full-scale mobilisation would bring. The head of Britain's GCHQ spy service said on Wednesday that new intelligence showed some Russian soldiers in Ukraine had refused to carry out orders, sabotaged their own equipment and . Stas, an army officer, had written a letter to the . It said that the troops lacked support, while personnel in advanced positions didn't have water. Kaminsky said discontent had been building in the unit for weeks, if not months. ", Russian mum's fight to save sons from Putin's war, Mariupol: 80 days that left a flourishing city in ruins, Pinned down by Russian fire in key frontline village. They haven't been seen for five months. Among them were 12 national guardsmen from Russia's . I have nothing to be ashamed of. Now, at least four want their superiors punished for the seemingly illegal arrests, according to the newspaper. 2. He refused. 2d ago. Russian servicemen near Kherson, Ukraine - 20 May 2022, By Olesya Gerasimenko and Kateryna Khinkulova, A convoy of Russian military vehicles heading towards the Donbas region - 23 February 2022, Local residents by a destroyed Russian tank in Sloboda, Chernihiv, Ukraine - 8 May 2022, Banner with the letters Z and V, in support of the Russian military, on a building in Moscow - 19 May 2022, Russian service personnel rehearse for the Victory Day Parade in Moscow - 7 May 2022, President Vladimir Putin visits soldiers wounded during the conflict in Ukraine - 25 May 2022, Pinned down by Russian fire in key front line village. Refusal then would mean much harsher penalties. It is, first of all, a classic example of military aggression; it is a war without a just cause. I dont regret it one bit. He's changed completely. Im warning you, this is a final offer, he is heard telling the soldiers. I'm shocked by our army. The soldier, "not wanting to take part in a . Russian troops sabotaging their own equipment and refusing orders in Ukraine, UK spy chief says Published Thu, Mar 31 2022 7:30 AM EDT Updated Thu, Mar 31 2022 4:40 PM EDT Chloe Taylor @ChloeTaylor141 Sergei and Stas are not the real names of this father and son. "I can see that the war continues, it is not going away," he told the BBC. "I had thought that we were the Russian army, the most super-duper in the world," says the young man bitterly. The airline carrier Wizz Air has announced it will . Some Russian troops are refusing to return to fight in Ukraine because of their experiences on the front line at the start of the invasion, according to Russian human rights lawyers and activists. Russian troops release video as they say they will not fight. A month later - 24 February, the day Russia launched its invasion - he was told to cross the border. It's not a war of liberation.' The bosses response was: We dont care about your problems, go ahead and quit. "Later I was told that the building they were in had been shelled and that all five men were missing. We were illegally jailed.. There have been an estimated 140 soldiers put behind bars in eastern Ukraine, with some allegedly guarded by pro-Moscow mercenaries in a military base surrounded by land mines, the Guardian reported. His unit moved on through the Ukrainian countryside, but there was a clear lack of strategy, he says. Law enforcement located the man, Marsel Kandarov, in September, the statement added. The soldier, identified by the alias Vladimir, testified he was held in the town of Bryansk with about 80 soldiers guarded by the shadowy organization Wagner Group. The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Then I started getting messages from him asking what would happen if he refused to fight.". 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Daughter of Putin ally dies when . Images by Anton Chicherov. April 7, 2022. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. Russias troops in Ukraine are largely made up of contract soldiers: volunteer personnel who sign fixed-term contracts for service. Emilio Morenatti. Russian authorities quietly stepped up their efforts to recruit new soldiers as it became clear that a quick victory in Ukraine was unattainable. The soldier was a serving officer in the Russian army when Mr Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on February 23. Because they ignore everything. Brigade has suffered "extremely high casualties" while fighting in Ukraine. I still havent seen her. While the exact number of soldiers refusing to fight remains unclear, such stories illustrate what military experts and western governments say is one of Russias biggest obstacles in Ukraine: a severe shortage of infantry soldiers. As Russia has faced a surprisingly effective resistance from Ukraine, there have been reports of low soldier morale and chaos among the commanding ranks. Read about our approach to external linking. Did you encounter any technical issues? He believes his commanders had planned to capture strongholds and key cities very quickly - and had calculated that the Ukrainians would simply surrender. More than 100 Russian national guardsmen have been fired for refusing to fight in Ukraine, court documents show, in what looks to be the clearest indication yet of dissent among some parts of . A Russian soldier was sentenced in July for refusing to fight in the Ukraine war. Many of the units that are supposed to train conscripts are fighting themselves, Lee said. The announcement triggered an exodus of men from Russia, with many fleeing to neighbouring countries including Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. The Insider. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports on the conflict in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin boasts of success, though some of his soldiers refuse to fight. As of July 20, the fate of the detained soldiers was unknown. "He said it was my choice. Read about our approach to external linking. What's he waiting for? As a result of what I believe were tactical and strategic mistakes made by my commanders and their total disregard for human life I made the decision not to continue in the military operation, one soldier jailed for over a week said in written testimony to prosecutors, which was observed by the Guardian. The latest as of 7.15 a.m. Stas was sent back to Russia. We arent officially in a state of war, so they could not force me to go.. They don't care about the life of a soldier; whats more important is his position and rank, Kaminsky said. Soldiers are refusing to fire artillery on civilians until they clear the area. Sergey says he is traumatised by his experience in Ukraine. Deployed to Ukraine in July, Andrei was placed in detention for refusing to carry out orders. In . Lee said one option for the Kremlin would be to authorise the deployment of conscript units to Ukraine, despite Putins earlier pledges that Russia would not use any conscripts in the war. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Perhaps this is due to the weather conditions, which doesnt allow them to actively use military equipment now, the spokesperson said. The NY Times published a story on this topic today titled "Russia's New Offensive Sends Conscripts Into the Teeth of Ukraine's Lines." "Every day, sometimes more than once a day, small groups come forward and try to take our positions," said one of the Ukrainian soldiers who participated in the fight, and who asked to be identified only by his nickname, Diesel, for security reasons. He managed to contact his mother, Oxana, back in Russia to tell her what was going on. "The wall of misunderstanding between us has gone. But significant damage has been done to that army, which has confronted logistical problems, poor morale and an underestimated Ukrainian resistance. The soldier's testimony said war-weary soldiers were urged by superiors to return to the fight. The soldier, "not wanting to take part in a special . An anonymous specialist from a coalition of lawyers and experts from Russian human rights organizations told independent Russian news outlet MediaZona that Kononov's punishment in the form of a one-year restriction in military service does not imply early dismissal and is instead "something like corrective labor for military personnel.". 'I Had To Refuse So I Could Stay Alive' Just refuse," Sergei recalls telling Stas, who was already an army officer. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Before joining Current Times Moscow bureau in 2019, Rozhanskiy worked for the independent Russian television channel TV Rain. Pointing to Russias military laws, Benyash said it would be more difficult for soldiers to refuse to fight if Russia were to declare a full-scale war. Benyash said hundreds and hundreds of soldiers had been in touch with his team for advice on how they could avoid being sent to fight. Many of us simply did not want to go back, said Dmitri, a member of the unit who asked not to be identified with his real name. In July, for example, 17 Russian soldiers were reportedly detained in the country's eastern Luhansk region after they said they would not continue fighting in the war and tried to end their short-term contracts. Moscow's war is unjust, but there's no moral obligation for soldiers to refuse to fight. A stamp that was purportedly placed in the military-service booklet of one soldier who refused to serve in Ukraine. Each of our interviewees had dealt with dozens of cases and believed those soldiers were also sharing advice with their colleagues. They just don't care. In all, 78 soldiers including Kaminsky openly challenged his orders, and demanded to be either sent home or reassigned, he said. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. Some Russian troops are refusing to return to fight in Ukraine because of their experiences on the front line at the start of the invasion, according to Russian human rights lawyers and activists. By Timofei Rozhanskiy. 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But that means that - while his letter of refusal to fight was accepted - there are no guarantees he won't be sent back to Ukraine during his service period. Russia blaming Ukraine for killing of daughter of Putin ally. I didn't look back.". The Russian authorities dismiss reports of disillusioned soldiers and detention centres as fake news. By Robert Coalson. Another soldier from the 205th Brigade also said commanders gave no preparation to soldiers before the war, and when the units deployed, they were told they were going on exercises. "You've got relatives there. Russian resistance is growing against Putin's war. Also, according to Dmytrashkivskyi, the 136th Brigade, which was formed for the war in Chechnya, has arrived in the Vuhledar area. Independent Russian media have also been reporting hundreds of cases of soldiers refusing repeat deployments to Ukraine since the beginning of April. Theyre making everything so easy for you, guys. Russian paratroopers. They didn't even [try to] dissuade us, because we weren't the first," Sergey told the BBC. At the beginning of April, Sergey was sent back over the border to a camp on the Russian side. One consequence of the Kremlin refusing to declare war on Kyiv - the regime insists that its invasion is a "special military operation", a distinct legal status - is that its options for forcing servicemen to the front are more limited. Not from the opposing side. My contract ends in June. Stas told his father about one particular battle. In phone conversations with Current Time, he said troops were not granted any leave for 4 1/2 months, even as the losses and casualties for the brigade mounted: Up to half of the brigades personnel -- around 1,000 -- have been either killed or wounded in action, he said. It's not a war of liberation'," the man told the BBC. The soldier, along with several others who decided not to take part in the fight anymore, put his refusal in writing. When his son was sent to fight in Ukraine, Sergei begged him not to go. He said he himself had written some 20 complaints and demands for reassignment, but his superior officers had rejected them -- or even tore the papers up completely. This is not our war. The refusenik troops add to Russian commanders headaches as they struggle to replenish spent and exhausted units across the roughly 480-kilometer (300-mile) front line stretching from east of Kharkiv in the northeast down to Kherson in south-central Ukraine. Separately, a military tribunal in Moscow sentenced a soldier to five years and six months in a penal colony for beating an officer during an argument, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin had on September 21 ordered a mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of Russians to fight in Ukraine, sparking protests and an exodus of eligible men from the country. The soldier said he broke his contract and resigned from the brigade before the February 24 invasion, once he realized it was in fact going forward. Sergei made several trips to the front line to try to secure his son's release. It caught fire and there were [Russian] soldiers inside. Russian military regulations provide some legal justification and procedures for soldiers who disobey orders, according to Sergei Krivenko, a rights activist -- particularly for those who state they are anti-war, or pacifists. Then I got a text message saying he and four other officers had been put in a basement. In a rare public spat involving the Kremlin, 25 National Guard 'refuseniks' defied their . That is not to say that prosecutions are not being attempted. Several lawyers and human rights activists the BBC spoke to said they had been regularly offering advice to men trying to avoid returning to Ukraine. Why Russian Soldiers Are Refusing To Fight In The War On Ukraine. For four and a half months, Corporal Ilya Kaminsky and his fellow soldiers from the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade have waged war as part of the grinding Russian military offensive that has slowly pushed Ukrainian troops back in eastern Ukraine. Other units include troops from private military companies like Vagner, or specialized, semiautonomous units overseen by Chechnyas strongman leader, Ramzan Kadyrov. Hundreds were discharged after refusing to take part in the invasion, the Guardian previously reported. Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said all of the Ukrainian defenders on Snake Island were killed in an exchange with a Russian warship after they refused to surrender. "I don't want to go [back to Ukraine] to kill and be killed," says Sergey - not his real name - who spent five weeks fighting in Ukraine earlier this year. 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