Ukrainian Intelligence records the increase in the number of soldiers of the 1st AC (Donetsk) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation who refuse to return to the temporarily occupied territories of the eastern Ukraine after the holiday (business trips) to Russia and accompany military equipment. It is stated in the report of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on its Facebook page.
It is reported that such a situation is due to the gradual understanding of the inevitability of punishment for war crimes, including involvement in criminal acts of higher military and political leaders of Russia.
Thus, on September 28th under the influence promulgated of the results of the investigation by the international investigation group by the international media and proof that the passenger plane of Malaysian airlines MH-17 was shot down by Russian servicemen from anti-aircraft missile 9M38 of the Buk system that had been deliberately moved from the territory of Russia to the temporarily occupied territories of the east of Ukraine that led to the deaths of 298 people, a driver of the air defense missile battery of the 9th separate assault motorized rifle regiment of marines Dmitry Zayets and Vyacheslav Goncharov, while staying on a business trip in Rostov-on-Don, refused to accompany to the place of permanent deployment of the regiment (Novoazovsk) repaired combat vehicles of the Strela-10M3anti-aircraft missile system.