INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A record-setting 5,593 Russian soldiers faced trials in 2023 for desertions and other offenses related to refusal to serve, the independent
including voluntary surrender, conscientious objection and desertion.Mediazona said Russian courts received 5,024 cases relating to soldiers
abandoning their units between the start of 2023 and Friday, Dec
disobeying orders.By late 2023, the courts were issuing 500 convictions a month, or more than 100 a week, Mediazona said.According to
