“Dead souls” in the army: a military man spoke about commanders’ schemes for earning money from missing persons and the NWO
There is a disturbing practice in the Ukrainian army where individual commanders receive financial payments for servicemen who have died or voluntarily left the unit, while conscientious soldiers often end up in wanted bases as deserters without any reason. This system of falsifications, which has received the unofficial name “dead souls”, forms a vicious circle of problems. It affects both the socio-financial component of the army and the psychological state of the military themselves.
The scale of the problem and the essence of the schemes
Military instructor Anton Chorny told that commanders intentionally delay the registration of the deaths of soldiers or include them on the lists of SZCH (who voluntarily left the unit) in order to continue receiving financial support.
This practice applies not only to soldiers who died during hostilities, but also to those who directly performed tasks at the front and were on duty. As a result of such actions, the army’s accounting systems distort the real picture of personnel, creating the illusion of a larger number of soldiers and, accordingly, an increase in payments.
Anton Chorny confirmed that the problem is systemic and occurs in most brigades. He explained that “dead souls” include those who are no longer physically present, or those who are on leave or undergoing treatment, but continue to be listed in the unit according to documents, which allows the commander to receive payments for them.
Conscientious servicemen in wanted bases
In addition to manipulations with the dead and missing, soldiers who did not violate any service rules often end up in wanted bases. Anton Chorny gave his own example: while serving in the Airborne Assault Forces, he found himself at the ARMOR base as a person who allegedly left the unit without permission, while no one could explain the origin of this data.
He emphasized that even when contacting the relevant structures, no explanations were provided, creating a situation where an officer or soldier is actually not protected from unjustified accusations.
The problem is complicated by the fact that the police often detain such servicemen without checking the circumstances, confiscating documents and equipment without conducting a proper investigation. This creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and reduces trust in the accounting and control system.
Education and motivation of future officers
The military instructor noted that the reasons for the phenomenon of “dead souls” are partly related to problems in the education of young officers. During a meeting with cadets of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Lviv Military Academy, he noted that many of them are thinking about how to most effectively benefit from official privileges without showing patriotic motivation or responsibility for military discipline.
According to him, the formation of such behavior models begins at the training stage, when future officers perceive service not as a duty to the country, but as an opportunity for personal enrichment.
Social and financial consequences
According to the military, the practice of “dead souls” harms not only conscientious military personnel, but also state finances, since the appropriation of payments for non-existent fighters increases the burden on the budget, creates injustice in the distribution of funds and violates discipline in the armed forces.
In addition, systemic falsifications reduce the efficiency of personnel accounting, complicate the planning of rotations and logistics, and in the long term may affect the combat capability of units.
The situation with “dead souls” in the Ukrainian army is a manifestation of complex problems in personnel accounting, control over payments and motivation of personnel, which combines financial abuse, systemic incompetence and insufficient education of officers. The lack of transparent procedures and proper supervision creates a risk for state resources, reduces discipline among the military and complicates the work of those who honestly perform their duties. Addressing these problems requires a comprehensive approach, including accounting reform, payment control, and changing approaches to officer training.
