"Mass Desertions: Russian Troops Fleeing Putin's War in Ukraine"

A Ukrainian resistance group operating in the occupied Kherson region has reported mass desertions by Russian forces, with troops refusing combat missions and disappearing en masse. The group, known as Atesh, gathers intelligence for Ukrainian forces and has claimed the killing of Russian and local allied troops. Russian military is intensifying efforts to catch Ukrainian partisans providing information to Kyiv's forces, while the region has seen little movement since Ukraine's major victory in 2022.