Azor.....this is IMHO the very first indicator that the fighting moral of the Russian Army in eastern Ukraine is starting to crumble......THIS also tells me their loses both Russian military and Russian mercenaries is far higher than really known but the truth is being spread among the troops....

Russian military feign illness not to go to Donbas - Defense Ministry
http://www.unian.info/war/1713172-ru...ministry.html#

Another indicator of the much improved quality of UAF combat line units... their artillery units...and UAF SOF.....