Kiev has already pressed more than a million men into service but needs more MP Alexey Goncharenko has said Read Full Article at RTcom

Kiev will conscript 160,000 more troops over the next three months, according to statements from lawmakers and media outlets. More than a million soldiers have already been drafted, yet high losses have left the Ukrainian Armed Forces plagued by manpower shortages.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces had around 250,000 active-duty personnel at the beginning of 2022, a number that rapidly swelled once Vladimir Zelensky called up reservists and forbade draft-age men from leaving the country.

This spring, faced with mounting losses, Kiev lowered the draft age from 27 to 25 and significantly tightened mobilization rules, requiring potential recruits to report to conscription offices for “data validation.” These checks often result in people being immediately taken into the army and sent to the front line.

  • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
    617·
    9 days ago

    I’m not Israeli though. What is Israeli style. Israel is not being invaded.

    Without sending troops, there isn’t much else the west can do beyond allowing deep strikes with their missiles which I agree should never have been an issue.

    Again though, conscription via a draft while forced yes, is not the inference of the wording of the article. It’s trying to paint Ukraine in a bad light for having to do it vs Russia who have done worse for their manpower goals.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      145·
      9 days ago

      The argument is not “Russia good”. Russia bad too.

      The point is: any Ukrainian who is not ideologically driven to fight against Russia should not be forced to do so. Their deaths will not achieve anything meaningful.

      This is a war of attrition. Ukraine has not received the military support required to win.

      • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
        310·
        9 days ago

        Hmm Ukraine can’t receive men so they have to use their own men. I don’t understand the argument