Russian Army Accuses Soldiers Of Desertion After Ordering Them To RetreatKEY POINTS- Russian soldiers are being accused of fleeing the battlefield- They said their commander is now claiming he never ordered them to retreat- Deserters may receive up to 10 years in prisonThe Russian army is now accusing its soldiers fighting its war in Ukraine of desertion after ordering them to retreat from their combat positions, according to a video.We had only machine guns, and all the other weapons were damaged," one of the soldiers said in a video addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as shared by local publication Pro Gorod, per translations via Google Translate.The amendments were adopted a day before Putin announced partial mobilization, which called up 300,000 reservists to bolster Moscow's troops in Ukraine.There have been multiple reports of Russian soldiers deserting the war since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Also on Wednesday, the Kommersant newspaper said eight Russian servicemen fled a training camp in Ukraine's Luhansk region in December."