ISometimes an understatement saves your life. In Ukraine, where, as everyone knows, Russia is not waging a war but a “special military operation”, as the Kremlin has been claiming for three months now, soldiers who no longer want to fight take advantage of the legal vagueness surrounding this term to send their command a letter of resignation. Since the country is not officially at war, the Russian employee can unilaterally terminate his contract and return home without risking a court-martial, whenever he sees fit, at least legally.
Indeed, the procedure is far from trivial. Once the letter of resignation has been received by the commanding officer, the candidate for demobilization is immediately summoned and efforts are made to make him change his mind. During many days…
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