Deserters from Donbass are breaking out home to Russia with fighting. "Anti-retreat forces" of Putin’s National Guard are suffering casualties – MID

Russian soldiers desert from Donbass to the Russian Federation, special forces of the National Guard are trying to hinder them. Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that.

"On May 11^th unit of the National Guard of the Russian Federation arrived in Debaltsevo to counter attempts of defections, two soldiers of infantry 7^th battalion of smrb were detained in attempt to return to Russia on their own. "One officer of the National Guard" was wounded and an army vehicle was damaged during the armed clash," - said the message.