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Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
ABC News ^ | Feb 22, 2024 | SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN

Posted on 02/21/2024 10:32:53 PM PST by McGruff

When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian men zealously rushed to recruitment centers across the country to enlist, ready to die in defense of their nation.

Today, with Russia in control of roughly one-quarter of Ukraine and the two armies virtually deadlocked along a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, that spirit to enlist has faded: Many Ukrainian men are evading the draft by hiding at home or trying to bribe their way out of the battle.

Along the frigid and muddy front line, commanders say their army is too small and made up of too many exhausted and wounded soldiers. As the war enters its third year, the most urgent and politically sensitive challenge pressing on Ukraine is whether it can muster enough new soldiers to repel an enemy with far more fighters at its disposal.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: onetinsoldier; samyakullab; susieblann; tothelastukrainian
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1 posted on 02/21/2024 10:32:53 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

The children’s draft.


2 posted on 02/21/2024 10:34:24 PM PST by Jonty30 (I may not know as much about American history and law as I like, but I know more than most liberals.)
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To: McGruff

Wonder if they’ll collect a certain “warzone commenter” from his “ringside sear” in Luzern.


3 posted on 02/21/2024 10:35:43 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: McGruff

They are sending 55-58 year old people to front line service ?

That is crazy


4 posted on 02/21/2024 10:50:05 PM PST by rdcbn1
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To: everyone
But no talk of:


5 posted on 02/21/2024 10:58:40 PM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

It is over Zelensky. End it.


6 posted on 02/21/2024 11:00:11 PM PST by dforest
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To: McGruff

Kill every man, woman, child in UKR.

Because why not.

Globalists are some sick puppies.


7 posted on 02/21/2024 11:01:19 PM PST by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: dforest

>> It is over Zelensky. End it.

“Not before I spend all this $$$ !!!”


8 posted on 02/21/2024 11:02:38 PM PST by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: McGruff

“commanders say their army is too small “

That’s called losing ...


9 posted on 02/21/2024 11:21:05 PM PST by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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Descriptions: full scale invasion. Clearly not. Only 300,000 out of a total 15 million Russian Reservists were mobilized. This is not “full scale”.

What does deadlocked mean? At this point I don’t think anyone still imagines casualty ratios to be sufficiently Ukraine dominant to compensate for the overwhelming population differential. How can losing an enormously larger proportion of your population vs Russia be called deadlocked?

When munitions achieved the sort of ranges possible today, territory lost its battle significance. All that measures success in battle now is how many you kill or incapacitate.


10 posted on 02/21/2024 11:24:01 PM PST by Owen (.)
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To: McGruff

Biden and his allies do not want the war over yet, there is still more money to make. Plenty of Ukrainians to service canon fodder.


11 posted on 02/21/2024 11:38:44 PM PST by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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12 posted on 02/21/2024 11:51:03 PM PST by CapandBall
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To: Jonty30

(The children’s draft.)

That’s what Hitler did knowing defeat was imminent.


13 posted on 02/22/2024 12:27:27 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Hitler did it because he was a madman. Zelenskyy is doing it because he wants to. That’s a worse evil, I think. Sending people to die in a war that he knows full well that there would be few survivors and still not win the war.


14 posted on 02/22/2024 12:37:52 AM PST by Jonty30 (I may not know as much about American history and law as I like, but I know more than most liberals.)
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To: McGruff

That’s why no elections. i think they know their people want peace.


15 posted on 02/22/2024 1:02:54 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: McGruff

Sounds like the Ukrainian leadership is in turmoil. Wasn’t General Zaluzhnyi just canned for pushing to increase the draft? That was my impression, but maybe there was more to it than that.


16 posted on 02/22/2024 1:26:45 AM PST by FreedomForce
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It’s not a deadlock it’s a slow grind that Russia is slowly but inevitably winning. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen sustained Ukrainian gains.


17 posted on 02/22/2024 2:15:52 AM PST by Dragonspirit (CNN is the enemy. Ashli Babbitt is the hero.)
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To: Dragonspirit

Correct

Russia is making small gains daily now

New update

Great War Source updated twice daily with geolocated videos

This video describes the military situation in Ukraine on the 22nd of February 2024

https://rumble.com/v4ezd49-the-russians-develop-success-at-krasnohorivka-and-pobieda-military-summary-.html


18 posted on 02/22/2024 3:54:15 AM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: McGruff
Here's Zel the Clown congratulating his new (and temporary) Azov soldiers before sending them off to the Eastern Front.


19 posted on 02/22/2024 4:23:15 AM PST by Sirius Lee (Next week on The Bickersons... )
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To: McGruff
Along the frigid and muddy front line, commanders say their army is too small and made up of too many exhausted and wounded soldiers.

Russia has (had) a population of about 142 million. Ukraine has (had) a population of about 43 million.

With a 1:1 loss exchange ratio Ukraine will run out of Ukrainians before Russia will run out of Russians.

20 posted on 02/22/2024 4:33:50 AM PST by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” /"Every nation has the government it deserves.” )
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