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  • Will Ukraine end up forcibly conscripting women to fight on the frontline?

    04/20/2026 7:47:24 AM PDT · by delta7 · 53 replies
    Remix ^ | 16 Apr 26 | Remix Newsstaff
    Since Ukraine’s population has shrunk dramatically, the army’s number one problem is no longer the lack of weapons, such as ballistic missiles and air defense systems, but the lack of soldiers to operate them, writes Világgazdaság. The competent authorities in Kyiv, however, must bring the army size required by Commander-in-Chief Zelensky (800,000 active soldiers), and since the number of men eligible for military service (between the ages of 18 and 60) is slowly running out, the Ukrainian leadership is now trying to fill the gaps by conscripting women. As of early 2024, approximately 5 million men are considered to be...