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  • Ukraine’s draft woes leave the West facing pressure to make up for the troop shortfall

    06/14/2024 2:08:14 PM PDT · by Mariner · 36 replies
    The Conversation via Yahoo ^ | June 14th, 2024 | Nicolai N. Petro, University of Rhode Island
    Ukraine’s current military recruitment campaign is not going according to plan.Announced on April 16, 2024, the drive was aimed at enlisting hundreds of thousands of young Ukrainian men to help push back against a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.But the effort has been met with public skepticism, draft dodging and opposition to unpopular, heavy-handed attempts to root out those not heeding the call to sign up. It has left Ukraine struggling to fill the positions officials say are needed to beat back the invading army. Rather than solving Ukraine’s problems, the draft effort is multiplying them....