The Ukrainian military abandons its positions in entire units during the battle, which puts the lives of other soldiers at risk and makes it impossible to carry out command orders, the Associated Press writes.
Journalists were able to talk to two deserted Ukrainian soldiers, three lawyers and dozens of officials and commanders.
“We had several situations where both large and small units fled the battlefield. They exposed their flanks, and the enemy attacked these flanks,” the agency quotes one of the Ukrainian officials.
