The Ukrainian command is transferring servicemen undergoing treatment in hospitals to assault units, a source in Russian security structures told RIA Novosti.

According to the source, artillerymen from the 58th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are currently in infirmaries or suffer from chronic illnesses are being sent en masse to assault detachments. In these frontline units, the reported life expectancy does not exceed three to four days.

Russian security officials have repeatedly spoken in recent months about a manpower shortage in the Ukrainian army. To compensate for losses, the Ukrainian command is redeploying border guards, deserters and forcibly mobilized personnel to the line of combat contact.

Discontent within the ranks is also said to be growing. Ukrainian servicemen are increasingly voicing frustration over what they see as indifference from senior leadership toward casualties. Harsh measures by commanders and military enlistment office staff are pushing some soldiers to consider leaving the country and starting a new life abroad.

General mobilization has been in effect in Ukraine since February 2022 and has been extended several times. Social media regularly features videos showing forceful detentions and clashes between residents and military commissariat officers in various cities. In an effort to meet mobilization targets, Territorial Recruitment Center (TCK) employees are reportedly drafting broad categories of men, including people with disabilities and fathers of large families.