Ukraine is planning a significant mobilization effort to bolster its military forces amid ongoing conflict, aiming to recruit 500,000 individuals, as reported by the Financial Times (FT). Of these, 330,000 are designated to replace exhausted military personnel on the front line. The mobilization comes as many of Ukraine's soldiers have been on the front for over two years with minimal breaks, leading to low morale and motivation issues. The new mobilization law, mostly aimed at addressing these challenges by replacing tired troops and compensating for losses, has sparked controversy and concern among the population. Concerns include fear of death, insufficient training, unclear service length, and lack of weapons and ammunition. Despite these challenges, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, have initiated a process of troop rotations to improve the moral and psychological state of soldiers.
"We started the process of rotation and replacement of units and subunits that have been performing combat missions at the front line for a long time. This will stabilize the situation and have a positive impact on the moral and psychological state of our soldiers,"… https://t.co/WUQFrBnMGs
⚡️ Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyy has launched a process of troop rotations for units that perform combat missions on the front line for long periods of time. https://t.co/td8DGCzEZh
⚡️#Ukraine’s Armed Forces have started rotating units that have been on the front line for a long time. This will have a positive impact on the moral and psychological state of the soldiers, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian army #Syrsky said. 📷: Oleksandr Syrsky /… https://t.co/a54Vh7wuVO
🇺🇦 "The positive thing is that, despite the rather difficult situation on the entire front line, we managed to start the process of rotations and replacement of units that have been performing combat tasks at the front for a long time", - Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi ❗️"This will… https://t.co/Wi8qY9wsGr
Supply of willing Ukrainians near exhausted, all future mobilization will be increasingly coercive (indeed it already mostly is). > I’m not afraid to admit that I don’t want to die. You have to decide what you love more, your family or your country. https://t.co/h7Ma7TBUHd https://t.co/Ogs7aCqQce
A lot of time was spent talking in the media about the supposed low morale of Russian troops and yet it's Ukraine that is struggling to find men to fight for their own country. Millions of desperate Ukrainian men are hiding from the mobilization or trying to flee the country.
🇺🇦 Ukraine plans to mobilize 500.000 people, 330.000 will replace military on the front line. 😮 Legion "Freedom of Russia" intends to eventually march on Moscow, - Newsweek
new law in ukraine looking to draft 500k more soldiers a breakdown of the 11.1 million men in the country between 25-60: https://t.co/cBb1xgvJol
Can Ukraine mobilize 500,000 recruits? Public opinion polls also show that half of the 90 percent who once believed that they would win with the help of the West, now believe that the same West will force them to compromise with Russia. https://t.co/IE3C46oQax
I strongly support Ukraine and its alignment with the European Union in the future, but who is supposed to keep fighting the war for another year? Middle-aged soldiers are exhausted and Ukrainian youth don't want to be conscripted.
Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million to replace exhausted frontline soldiers - Financial Times In total, Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million people - some to replace others at the front, and the rest to meet other military needs depending on the situation on the… https://t.co/ivaKSjQsIk
"Helping Ukraine" - Millions of Ukrainians hide from the government's "recruitment" for the army - Millions of Ukrainians fled the country (Russia took more Ukrainian refugees than any other country) - Yet, the media insists Ukrainians are all eager to fight Russia & we must help https://t.co/3odk8E69k7
"Helping Ukraine" - Millions of Ukrainians hide from the government's "recruitment" for the army - Millions of Ukrainians fled the country (Russia took more Ukrainian refugees than any other country) - Yet, the media insists Ukrainians are eager to fight Russia & we must "help" https://t.co/B7qjqY7uHq
"Helping Ukraine" - Millions of Ukrainians hide from the government's "recruitment" for the army - Millions of Ukrainians fled the country (Russia took more Ukrainian refugees than any other country) - Yet, the media insists all Ukrainians are eager to fight Russia & we must help https://t.co/iiQN1TOXgu
Many of Ukraine’s soldiers have manned the frontline for more than two years with little time off. A new mobilisation law, mostly aimed at replacing the exhausted troops, is proving controversial. We explain why: https://t.co/GczAZGf2lZ https://t.co/eJlHoaNIIu
Aside from the fear of death and disability, the main concerns of those seeking to avoid mobilisation were insufficient training, unclear length of service, the lack of weapons and ammunition. #Ukraine #russia #russianwarcrimes https://t.co/aFhf5RqV5M https://t.co/aFhf5RqV5M
Grim reading from @IKoshiw on Ukraine's struggles to mobilize the 500,000 more men it needs to resist Russia's invasion. “I’m not afraid to admit that I don’t want to die. You have to decide what you love more, your family or your country.” https://t.co/gA1lJiY3Qb
“Two years without a break, without rotation — of course, morale is low and it’s killing motivation. We need either rotation or normal vacations to rest properly.” Good reporting from @IKoshiw for @FT on Ukraine's mobilization issue. https://t.co/ui6t7eG5rC
Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million people, of whom 330,000 will replace exhausted military personnel on the front line - FT citing Ukraine's Defense Ministry The remaining recruits will compensate for losses and meet other military needs, depending on the situation on the… https://t.co/NQ7EBC35BF
Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million people, - FT. 330 thousand recruits of these are needed to replace exhausted military personnel on the front line. “The remaining recruits will compensate for losses and meet other military needs, depending on the situation on the… https://t.co/CvPigixTLJ
🇺🇦👀 "Ukraine plans to mobilize 500.000 people, of which 330.000 will replace exhausted military personnel on the front line", - FT ❗️The remaining recruits will compensate for losses and meet other military needs, depending on the situation on the battlefield, - said the MoD https://t.co/54XkepWCl4
Ukraine needs 500,000 new recruits. Can it raise them? via @IKoshiw https://t.co/aJXCqGoT8y