Panic attacks have haunted Ukrainian serviceman Yaroslav since he returned home in the summer, leaving him gasping at night. Frustration with his commanders drove the 33-year-old to go absent without ...

The Army wants its leaders to act more quickly when a soldier does not report for duty and cannot be found, according to a new directive from the service’s top civilian. Commanders must report a ...

Around 2 million Ukrainians are dodging military drafts, while another 200,000 are absent without official leave, or AWOL, Kyiv's newly appointed defense minister said on Wednesday. The tally revealed ...

Two million Ukrainians are wanted for evading mobilization, and another 200,000 soldiers are absent without official leave (AWOL), Ukraine's new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Jan. 14.

(CNN) — Ukraine estimates that 200,000 of its soldiers are absent without official leave (AWOL), meaning they have left their positions without permission to do so, the country’s new Defense Minister ...

A serviceman suggested that AWOL could become an even more widespread phenomenon in the Ukrainian army in the coming months MOSCOW, December 22. /TASS/. Ukrainian servicemen are abandoning their ...

AWOL refers to soldiers who leave their units without permission but intend to return, whereas desertion denotes soldiers fleeing to evade military service indefinitely, including by finding civilian ...