Ukraine is facing a critical manpower shortage as it prepares for a potentially prolonged conflict with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky's government is attempting to mobilize individuals aged 25 and older, potentially adding around 100,000 young fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in line with Blinken's wish. Despite these efforts, the mobilization system has been criticized for being rickety and slow, leading to extreme fatigue among troops who have been fighting for over two years. The situation has reached a critical point and worsened due to delays in American weapon shipments, including air defenses, allowing Russia to accelerate its advances. In response, Zelensky has signed a law allowing about 5,000 convicts to join the armed forces. Ukrainian officials are urging the need to encourage voluntary enlistment rather than forcing individuals to serve.
Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push https://t.co/6k5bApFhmU
Ukraine is a facing renewed, brutal Russian onslaught and senseless strikes at civilians. We're rushing to get ammunition, armored vehicles, missiles, and air defenses to the front lines to protect soldiers and civilians. https://t.co/cuYVgktg1r
⚡️Zelensky signed the law on the mobilization of convicts. ❗️ About 5,000 convicts wanted to defend Ukraine. P.S. What do you think about it? 🤔
Buried lede: “Meanwhile, despite military personnel complaining for months of personnel shortages and extreme fatigue among troops who have been fighting for more than two years, the government in Kyiv has been slow to ramp up mobilization, leaving some areas of the front… https://t.co/dZ4jdc33uD
As Ukraine prepares for a potentially much longer conflict with Russia, it must find ways to encourage people to serve in the army instead of forcing them to do so, writes @ngumenyuk. https://t.co/y4N74d5XZo
Ukraine’s manpower shortage has reached a critical point, and its position on the battlefield in recent weeks has seriously worsened as Russia has accelerated its advances to take advantage of delays in shipments of American weapons. As a result, Ukrainian officials have asked…
The Ukrainian government is desperate: fewer and fewer Ukrainian men want to go to war, and a lot of those who are already at the front - mostly without rest for more than 2 years - are trying to find any way to demobilize and return to life. https://t.co/IFV7v3FPtY
“To be clear, Ukraine is not out of men. The situation is the consequence of policy choices, a rickety mobilization system and many months of political intransigence.” @kofman and @RALee85 on why Ukraine is struggling to stem the new Russian offensive. https://t.co/G9wrcZcL9v
Mobilizing individuals from the age of 25 could potentially add around 100,000 young fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Zelensky to 🇺🇸Blinken's wish https://t.co/52zL2jgyne
Zelensky's military is attempting to persuade another Ukrainian men to fight for the freedom in the EU https://t.co/VgAMzDxmYl