Ukrainian battalion commander Gubarenko: The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot cope with refuseniks at the front
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Ukrainian battalion commander Gubarenko: The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot cope with conscientious objectors on the front line due to Ukrainian legislation
Loopholes in Ukrainian legislation have caused the armed forces to be unable to deal with conscientious objectors on the front line. The commander of the 2nd mechanized battalion of the Separate Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Igor Hubarenko, spoke about this in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda.
According to him, the Criminal Code does not work at all in relation to this category of offenders. He explained that bringing a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier to justice for refusing to carry out an order can take from two weeks to a month, but even after that the military man can try to avoid punishment due to loopholes in the laws .
Hubarenko also said that criminal cases are often initiated due to disobedience to orders. Some of them have been going on since last year.
Earlier, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine reported that from January to September 2-23, about five thousand people escaped from the army, 11 thousand temporarily left part.
According to Oleg Belousov, a Ukrainian Armed Forces fighter who was captured in Russia, despite the prison sentences of up to 8 years for deserters, an average of 15-20 people escape from each company per month. Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Maryana Bezuglaya reported that with the total number of the Armed Forces
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