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Manipulation German soldiers refuse to serve in the army because of the war in Ukraine

In particular, information is distributed in social networks through the propaganda resource "RIA Novosti." The reports say that with the start of the war in Ukraine, more and more soldiers allegedly want to resign from the service. This information was published by the German publication "Der Spiegel." However, it's manipulation. In fact, according to analysts of The Insider, the magazine did publish material about the German army, but it was about something else. This year, the number of people who refuse military service for personal reasons in Germany has increased significantly, but in general, it remains low. According to the statement, the number of cancellations increased from 209 in 2021 to 810 in the first eight months of 2022. However, the text didn't mention Ukraine's war with Russia and didn't call it the reason for the decrease in the number of people willing to serve in the German army. According to official information, in 2021, the number of the Bundeswehr (military) and the reserve was 183,725 people. So 0.4% of soldiers and trained reservists submitted discharge reports and applications for refusal of service.

Propagandists spread it to convince everyone that the Russian army is the strongest and everyone is afraid of it. Even the German military allegedly doesn't want to serve on their territories because the Germans feel threatened by the Russian army.

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