DESERTION A GROWING PROBLEM IN RUSSIAN ARMY.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 3 Issue: 147

July 29, 1997 07:00 AM Age: 27 years

Last week more than 230 members of the Russian Ground Forces walked away from their units, a source in the Defense Ministry announced yesterday. Over the last five years more than 4,000 servicemen have been classified as deserters for leaving their units without leave. (Russian agencies, July 28)

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