Ukrainian deserter describes 'psychologists' in his army unit
A Ukrainian deserter says women who relieved soldiers' stress were called 'psychologists' in his unit. The Army does not confirm it.
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A Ukrainian deserter claims that in his unit, women who relieved soldiers' stress were called 'psychologists', and that he refused to accept it. It is a unique account, without official verification.
The testimony of a Ukrainian soldier who deserted and lives in hiding describes a practice that, according to him, was common in his unit: calling women who relieved soldiers' stress 'psychologists'. The man, young, recounts that he refused to accept that practice while he was in the army. Today he pays a woman to visit him every two weeks.
## An account without official confirmation
The claim comes from a single person and is not backed by any institutional source. The Ukrainian Army has not confirmed the existence of that practice or the use of that term. There are also no public figures on how many women might be involved. The account describes what the deserter says he saw in his unit, not an official policy.
The young man, who describes himself as an ordinary private with no previous prominence, claims the army changed him. His current situation, in hiding and paying for company, adds an element of vulnerability that should be taken into account when assessing his account.
## Foreign women and suspicion at the border
The testimony intersects with another issue: that of foreign women with Ukrainian partners who travel to the country and must justify their visits. According to accounts circulating on forums, some would have had to explain themselves in order to enter and visit their boyfriends in the army, amid suspicion that they might be engaged in prostitution. These are suspicions without official verification, and there is no data confirming that those women were singled out by the authorities.
## Prostitution and war: a documented phenomenon
Prostitution in armed conflict contexts is a phenomenon documented by international organizations in various wars. There are, however, no specific public data on its presence in the Ukrainian army or on the use of euphemisms like the one described. Any generalization from a single account lacks a verifiable basis.
The testimony of a Ukrainian soldier who deserted and lives in hiding describes a practice that, according to him, was common in his unit: calling women who relieved soldiers' stress 'psychologists'. The man, young, recounts that he refused to accept that practice while he was in the army. Today he pays a woman to visit him every two weeks.
## An account without official confirmation
The claim comes from a single person and is not backed by any institutional source. The Ukrainian Army has not confirmed the existence of that practice or the use of that term. There are also no public figures on how many women might be involved. The account describes what the deserter says he saw in his unit, not an official policy.
The young man, who describes himself as an ordinary private with no previous prominence, claims the army changed him. His current situation, in hiding and paying for company, adds an element of vulnerability that should be taken into account when assessing his account.
## Foreign women and suspicion at the border
The testimony intersects with another issue: that of foreign women with Ukrainian partners who travel to the country and must justify their visits. According to accounts circulating on forums, some would have had to explain themselves in order to enter and visit their boyfriends in the army, amid suspicion that they might be engaged in prostitution. These are suspicions without official verification, and there is no data confirming that those women were singled out by the authorities.
## Prostitution and war: a documented phenomenon
Prostitution in armed conflict contexts is a phenomenon documented by international organizations in various wars. There are, however, no specific public data on its presence in the Ukrainian army or on the use of euphemisms like the one described. Any generalization from a single account lacks a verifiable basis.
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