 80 Russian soldiers deserted in Lysishansk 30 Wagner mercenaries near Bakhmut. According to the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine, about 80 Russian soldiers deserted in the occupied Lysishansk, Luhansk Oblast, and about 30 Wagner mercenaries fled in the Bakhmut area. About 80 people from the Storm-Z unit of the Russian occupation forces deserted in Lysishansk, Luhansk Oblast. They voluntarily left their combat positions. Also about 30 people from the Wagner group deserted in the Bakhmut area, they voluntarily left their combat positions to stealing military equipment. The general staff also informs that forced passportation of Ukrainian citizens is under way in the temporarily occupied Nizhny-Zirohozi district of Kursan Oblast. In particular, the Russian occupiers constantly put pressure on the locals, threatened deportation and confiscation of property. Yes, local citizens with a Ukrainian passport, driver's license and technical passport for a vehicle are threatened with confiscation in case of refusal to obtain Russian documents. The report states.