Citizens soldiers????
There is a draft of every man and woman 18-60.
No it isn’t. I know two Ukrainians on one of the bases personally. I’ve actually been to that base twice and spoken to Ukrainians there.
Granted they’re not happy to be going to war but their prevailing opinion is that they’re defending their country and they wouldn’t be in this pickle at all if Russia hadn’t invaded.
I also know a lot of the Ukrainian community in the UK is in regular contact with the soldiers, and they are able to talk to their families still... unlike many Russian conscripts bussed off to who knows where and have little if any contact with their families.