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Ukrainian POW Reveals Price of Dodging Battlefront Meat Grinder
Ukrainian POW Reveals Price of Dodging Battlefront Meat Grinder
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The price of “dodging” service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces ranges from $10,000 to $15,000, a Ukrainian POW revealed. 06.10.2025, Sputnik International
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“If you don’t want to be sent to the front line, you pay your commander out of your own pocket — and he makes sure you’re not sent there,” he said. He claimed that he surrendered because of “horrific” losses on the battlefront and rampant corruption among unit commanders. Ukrainian troops who refused to fight were beaten — and in some cases, executed, he noted. The POW also claimed that Ukrainian artillery shelled several homes with civilians inside in a village in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
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Ukrainian POW Reveals Price of Dodging Battlefront Meat Grinder
The price of “dodging” service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces ranges from $10,000 to $15,000, a Ukrainian POW revealed.
“If you don’t want to be sent to the front line, you pay your commander out of your own pocket — and he makes sure you’re not sent there,” he said.
He claimed that he surrendered because of “horrific” losses on the battlefront and rampant corruption among unit commanders.
Ukrainian troops who refused to fight were beaten — and in some cases, executed, he noted.
The POW also claimed that Ukrainian artillery shelled several homes with civilians inside in a village in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
