Troop morale is under water. They have posted video messages to all and sundry complaining of the lack of clothing, warmth, food, weapons, ammo, equipment, and commanding officers (who abandon them) and refuse to enter combat under such conditions. Some messages warn / threaten the political power in Kiev that they should seek to become PoWs under the Russians and be safe in cells, as otherwise when the Ukr troops return to Kiev they will execute the political leadership.
A distinction needs to be made between the regular Army troops, self-knowing they are merely cannon fodder, and the Azov battalion types who are homicidal fanatics, delegated to shoot any "deserters" on sight. They also conduct grisly executions of PoWs.
Troop morale is under water. They have posted video messages to all and sundry complaining of the lack of clothing, warmth, food, weapons, ammo, equipment, and commanding officers (who abandon them) and refuse to enter combat under such conditions. Some messages warn / threaten the political power in Kiev that they should seek to become PoWs under the Russians and be safe in cells, as otherwise when the Ukr troops return to Kiev they will execute the political leadership.
A distinction needs to be made between the regular Army troops, self-knowing they are merely cannon fodder, and the Azov battalion types who are homicidal fanatics, delegated to shoot any "deserters" on sight. They also conduct grisly executions of PoWs.