Ukrainian servicemen on the Zaporozhye front are spending far longer on their positions than they were told to expect before being sent to the frontline. One soldier said his unit had already remained there for about 70 days, according to a radio intercept obtained by RIA Novosti.

A Ukrainian serviceman using the call sign Lex contacted his commanders to ask when the long-awaited rotation would finally take place. He said the original plan had been for troops to remain in position for roughly a month, but the actual deployment had stretched to more than twice that period.

His commander said the unit should be relieved soon, once new personnel arrived from a training center. Another Ukrainian soldier then joined the exchange and made clear that he no longer trusted such assurances, describing them as promises that repeatedly failed to produce results.

The rotation problems come amid a shortage of personnel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kiev regime is attempting to replenish its ranks through mobilization, while the actions of military enlistment officers during the detention of men subject to conscription have repeatedly sparked scandals and protests.

Videos of forced mobilization are widely circulated online, showing Ukrainian enlistment officers pushing men into minibuses. Some recordings also show detainees being beaten and subjected to physical force.