Ukraine draft campaign battles waning zeal to fight | REUTERS
we don’t use Force we don’t twist anyone’s arm or force them into minivans we’re against these methods I’m against them this combat veteran who goes by the call sign phantomas is waging a different kind of battle on the streets of Kev to replenish troop numbers he says men are less eager to fight than before 28 months after Russia’s Invasion there’s a queue outside the local draft office but men under 60 now have to register or renew their personal data at dra draft offices or online by July 16th and draft officials say they’ve struggled with a sudden influx people used to wait for weeks to get the chance to join the Army now as far as I know most of the cues are people who want to obtain some sort of exemption rors accompanied the draft officer on a recent Patrol as he handed out callup papers one man slipped into a nearby store and another refused to stop others quietly obliged President Vladimir zinsky lowered the draft age to 25 from 27 in April and overh hold the mobilization process and there are signs the drive is working recruitment numbers are shrouded in Wartime secrecy but the Ukrainian military told Reuters in a statement conscription more than doubled in May and June compared to the previous two months without providing figures many weary troops are desperate to be replaced after more than 2 years of almost almost non-stop service you’re needed replace us there are those who react positively I’d say up to 70% of the time I don’t even have to explain anything to them they understand that nobody else will do this except for themselves nobody else in an April survey commissioned by a state broadcaster about half of ukrainians thought mobilization was going poorly and 60% had a negative view of draft offices though strengthened by long delayed Western Aid Ukraine’s forces have struggled for months to hold the line against Russian troops who are inching forward in the east
On a draft patrol in Kyiv, a combat veteran says Ukrainians are less eager to fight than they were early in the war against Russia. The military however says mobilization drives are working as conscription numbers have increased.
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