Ukraine is facing significant challenges in bolstering its military forces amid ongoing conflict with Russia. With the war now extending beyond two years, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in dire need of new recruits as the current soldiers are described as battered and exhausted. In response to this shortage, Ukraine has lowered its draft age from 27 to 25, aiming to conscript an additional 500,000 men and women into the war effort. This drastic measure highlights the critical demographic constraint the country faces, with a notable scarcity of young men eligible for military service. Reports indicate that many Ukrainians are attempting to flee the country to avoid conscription, with some seeking the help of smugglers to escape. The situation underscores the severe strain on Ukraine's military resources and the desperate measures being taken to continue the fight against Russian forces.
Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go https://t.co/paFe42V8rf
Ukraine is drafting their citizens as young as 25! Ukraine is running low on munitions & losing ground to Russia. How long before Ukraine is split in two like the Koreas? Should we continue to supply Ukraine with weapons?
After two years of war, Ukraine’s exhausted forces desperately need new recruits, but fighting-age men are in historically short supply. https://t.co/igRSEfwjVu https://t.co/J4BM15aU30
UKRAINE TO FORCE CONSCRIPT 500,000 MEN AND WOMEN INTO WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
Ukrainians are fleeing the country rather than fight, admits Sky News The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing serious difficulties recruiting recruits. Many Ukrainians do not want to take up arms and use the services of smugglers who promise to take them out of the country,… https://t.co/MhLrEgxJ43
More than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine lowered its draft age to 25 from 27. The New York Times spoke to men who could be affected by the change. https://t.co/ZpgQ0f0nqD
The roughly one million men who serve in Ukraine’s army are battered and exhausted. New recruits are desperately needed. But the country is running up against a critical demographic constraint long in the making: It has very few young men. https://t.co/vD7HvW8wGu
These men were caught near the border with Romania trying to flee Ukraine. They are not the only ones who do not want to fight and are trying to avoid conscription