In Ukraine, 2 million evade mobilization, another 290,000 AWOL - Defense Minister

In Ukraine, there are about two million people who evade mobilization, and about 290,000 soldiers who are Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL). This was reported by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, The Independent writes.

Fedorov noted that in Ukraine, 2 million are currently wanted for evading mobilization. According to him, since 2022, the prosecutor's office in Ukraine has opened about 290,000 cases against soldiers for AWOL.

"On the front line, soldiers known to The Independent in intelligence units say that they are exhausted, but also understand that they are too "useful" to be rotated," the material says.

Despite this, the ratio of losses of Ukrainian soldiers and russian occupiers is estimated at at least 1:8, Fedorov emphasized.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on April 3, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the losses of the aggressor country of russia in the war against Ukraine in March exceeded 35,000 soldiers, which was confirmed by the video recording system of each defeat.

On March 25, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported that the Defense Ministry is preparing key changes in the mobilization process and regarding the AWOL, as well as separate approaches for stormtroopers and infantrymen.

On March 2, Fedorov reported that the Defense Forces are launching a large-scale analysis of each loss on the battlefield to identify systemic problems and save the lives of defenders.