"attempted suicide is attempted desertion" is uh
I mean that's pretty fuckin' bleak
I mean that's pretty fuckin' bleak
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE:
A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife describes as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW.
A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife describes as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW.
Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges
The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.
www.ms.now
August 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
"attempted suicide is attempted desertion" is uh
I mean that's pretty fuckin' bleak
I mean that's pretty fuckin' bleak
In war, a desertion is as valuable as a kill, from a tactical perspective
September 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
In war, a desertion is as valuable as a kill, from a tactical perspective
Signs of degradation in the Russian army include high desertion rates and fake reports, according to UNIAN.
With desertion rates soaring and incidents of executions reported, the Russian military’s struggles hint at a deeper crisis than just battlefield losses. 1/4
With desertion rates soaring and incidents of executions reported, the Russian military’s struggles hint at a deeper crisis than just battlefield losses. 1/4
June 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Signs of degradation in the Russian army include high desertion rates and fake reports, according to UNIAN.
With desertion rates soaring and incidents of executions reported, the Russian military’s struggles hint at a deeper crisis than just battlefield losses. 1/4
With desertion rates soaring and incidents of executions reported, the Russian military’s struggles hint at a deeper crisis than just battlefield losses. 1/4
It's beyond simple desertion, it's suicidal.
August 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It's beyond simple desertion, it's suicidal.
Many cite desertion figures to point at a crisis in the Ukrainian army. Our team, Frontelligence Insight, after consulting with mobilization officers and reviewing data, found that while desertions are high, the actual numbers are lower than quoted:
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
Inside Ukraine’s Desertion Crisis: Analysis and Numbers
Debate about Ukrainian soldiers who go absent without leave and about desertion has intensified, but the scale of the problem is still widely misunderstood.
frontelligence.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Many cite desertion figures to point at a crisis in the Ukrainian army. Our team, Frontelligence Insight, after consulting with mobilization officers and reviewing data, found that while desertions are high, the actual numbers are lower than quoted:
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
6/ According to the US ARI report What We Know About AWOL and Desertion (Ramsberger & Bell, 2002), the desertion rate in the US Army during the Vietnam war period 1968-1971 averaged ~ 5%. This rate, comparable to current desertion levels in Russia, does not indicate a collapse
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
6/ According to the US ARI report What We Know About AWOL and Desertion (Ramsberger & Bell, 2002), the desertion rate in the US Army during the Vietnam war period 1968-1971 averaged ~ 5%. This rate, comparable to current desertion levels in Russia, does not indicate a collapse
desertion/going AWOL/hijacking military vehicles is okay as long as you're doing it to produce right wing content
March 31, 2026 at 10:54 PM
desertion/going AWOL/hijacking military vehicles is okay as long as you're doing it to produce right wing content
⚡ Russian pro-war blogger Egor Guzenko is wanted for desertion from the Ukraine frontline.
Russian Pro-War Blogger Egor Guzenko Wanted for Desertion From Ukraine Frontline
Prominent Russian Z-blogger Egor Guzenko, known as "Thirteenth," has been declared wanted by Russian authorities for abandoning his frontline military unit.
united24media.com
July 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
⚡ Russian pro-war blogger Egor Guzenko is wanted for desertion from the Ukraine frontline.
This Saturday in Little Rock we will be protesting the fascist regime’s desertion of veterans. Rally for Veterans from 10-12 at the Capitol.
Call to Action: Saturday, May 17th
National Day of Protest to Declare:
"The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now!"
Find protests or register a protest you are planning at RefuseFascism.org #3E #endImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide #RefuseFascism
National Day of Protest to Declare:
"The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now!"
Find protests or register a protest you are planning at RefuseFascism.org #3E #endImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide #RefuseFascism
May 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This Saturday in Little Rock we will be protesting the fascist regime’s desertion of veterans. Rally for Veterans from 10-12 at the Capitol.
Russia’s army faces a desertion crisis as it continues to use waves of soldiers to attack Ukraine’s defensive positions.
How to escape Russia's army: Soldiers serving in Ukraine seek a way out
Russia's army faces a desertion crisis as it continues to use waves of soldiers to attack Ukraine's defensive positions.
www.aljazeera.com
May 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Russia’s army faces a desertion crisis as it continues to use waves of soldiers to attack Ukraine’s defensive positions.
Ukrainians keep hitting Russia’s oil sector, striking 1 refinery and 2 pumping stations this morning alone. Since August, there have been more than 30 hits on refineries and depots. Desertion rates have doubled, and Z-influencers are unhappy.
Russia’s situation will get worse.
Russia’s situation will get worse.
September 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Ukrainians keep hitting Russia’s oil sector, striking 1 refinery and 2 pumping stations this morning alone. Since August, there have been more than 30 hits on refineries and depots. Desertion rates have doubled, and Z-influencers are unhappy.
Russia’s situation will get worse.
Russia’s situation will get worse.
Desertion … always a sign things are going super well.
August 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Desertion … always a sign things are going super well.
fucking desertion
September 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
fucking desertion
Slavery in the Russian army: reportedly, two Russian soldiers accused of desertion (so-called '500s') are led on chains into an assault on Ukrainian positions.
July 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Slavery in the Russian army: reportedly, two Russian soldiers accused of desertion (so-called '500s') are led on chains into an assault on Ukrainian positions.
⚡️Over 250,000 desertion, AWOL cases opened since 2022, prosecutors say.
More than 250,000 criminal cases have been opened into soldiers' absence without leave (AWOL) and desertion since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
kyivindependent.com/over-250-000...
More than 250,000 criminal cases have been opened into soldiers' absence without leave (AWOL) and desertion since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
kyivindependent.com/over-250-000...
Over 250,000 desertion, AWOL cases opened since 2022, prosecutors say
According to the data provided by the prosecutors, 202,997 criminal cases have been opened into unauthorized abandonment of military units, also known as absence without leave, from 2022 to July 2025....
kyivindependent.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
⚡️Over 250,000 desertion, AWOL cases opened since 2022, prosecutors say.
More than 250,000 criminal cases have been opened into soldiers' absence without leave (AWOL) and desertion since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
kyivindependent.com/over-250-000...
More than 250,000 criminal cases have been opened into soldiers' absence without leave (AWOL) and desertion since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
kyivindependent.com/over-250-000...
Jeanne Mermet, ancienne élève de Polytechnique, appelle à la « désertion collective » www.lemonde.fr/campus/artic... (abonné-es)
Jeanne Mermet, ancienne élève de Polytechnique, appelle à la « désertion collective »
Dans un ouvrage à paraître le 24 septembre, l’ingénieure de formation veut politiser sa désertion du marché du travail. Son récit éclaire certains des angles morts de ces bifurcations médiatisées ces ...
www.lemonde.fr
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Jeanne Mermet, ancienne élève de Polytechnique, appelle à la « désertion collective » www.lemonde.fr/campus/artic... (abonné-es)
To drive the point home, ICE is not/not the military—despite all the absurd operator cosplay.
ICE agents are not going to be prosecuted for desertion if they simply walk away. There is no ICE UCMJ.
ICE agents are not going to be prosecuted for desertion if they simply walk away. There is no ICE UCMJ.
People have agency.
Refusing to play a role in Miller’s theater of performative cruelty is always an option.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Refusing to play a role in Miller’s theater of performative cruelty is always an option.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants
The ICE officers and deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the East African nation of Djibouti. They also face the threat of malaria and rocket attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
To drive the point home, ICE is not/not the military—despite all the absurd operator cosplay.
ICE agents are not going to be prosecuted for desertion if they simply walk away. There is no ICE UCMJ.
ICE agents are not going to be prosecuted for desertion if they simply walk away. There is no ICE UCMJ.
WANTED: Lt. Morgan Quinn
CRIMES: Desertion, Murder of Officio Commissariat Personnel, Smuggling
#necromunda #miniaturepainting
CRIMES: Desertion, Murder of Officio Commissariat Personnel, Smuggling
#necromunda #miniaturepainting
December 28, 2024 at 10:26 PM
WANTED: Lt. Morgan Quinn
CRIMES: Desertion, Murder of Officio Commissariat Personnel, Smuggling
#necromunda #miniaturepainting
CRIMES: Desertion, Murder of Officio Commissariat Personnel, Smuggling
#necromunda #miniaturepainting
It seems wild to me that for all the war movies there are poignantly dealing with the plight of teenage men being forced into brotherhood forged in battle in wars they had no desire for, there are so few movies about mutiny, celebrating desertion and sabotage.
December 11, 2024 at 6:44 AM
It seems wild to me that for all the war movies there are poignantly dealing with the plight of teenage men being forced into brotherhood forged in battle in wars they had no desire for, there are so few movies about mutiny, celebrating desertion and sabotage.
In Krasnodar, ~100 Russian soldiers, detained for going AWOL, tried escaping the commandant's office, breaking a fence. City streets are sealed, security forces encircling. Seven fled: 4 caught, 3 still free. Held for desertion, per Russian media.
April 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In Krasnodar, ~100 Russian soldiers, detained for going AWOL, tried escaping the commandant's office, breaking a fence. City streets are sealed, security forces encircling. Seven fled: 4 caught, 3 still free. Held for desertion, per Russian media.
Anyway my name's Mall and I preach sedition, treason, desertion and sabotage against violent authority 7 days a week.
December 11, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Anyway my name's Mall and I preach sedition, treason, desertion and sabotage against violent authority 7 days a week.
⚡️ A Russian commander seized his soldiers’ bank cards to stop them from deserting.
Russian Commander Seizes Soldiers’ Bank Cards to Prevent Desertion, Ukrainian Partisans Say
ATESTH's recent claims expose the Russian military's action against personnel, confiscating funds to diminish desertion risks during troop redeployment.
united24media.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
⚡️ A Russian commander seized his soldiers’ bank cards to stop them from deserting.
Terajima's piece "Inside Ukraine’s AWOL and Military Desertion Crisis" was shortlisted alongside works from queerbeat and National Geographic Magazine.
kyivindependent.com/inside-ukrai...
kyivindependent.com/inside-ukrai...
Inside Ukraine's AWOL and military desertion crisis
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...
kyivindependent.com
May 11, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Terajima's piece "Inside Ukraine’s AWOL and Military Desertion Crisis" was shortlisted alongside works from queerbeat and National Geographic Magazine.
kyivindependent.com/inside-ukrai...
kyivindependent.com/inside-ukrai...
‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis
‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis
Some of those abandoning the frontline say the longer the war goes on, ‘the more people like me there will be’
When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Viktor* was ready to die for his country. He volunteered to defend Kyiv as enemy…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis