When Ukrainian military draft officers stopped two men to check their identity documents, a passing group of youths suddenly attacked them, enabling one of the detainees to flee.

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Assaults on military recruiters almost tripled to 341 last year compared with 2024, and more than 100 have been recorded so far this year, the Interfax-Ukraine news service reported earlier this month, citing police data. Some attacks involved knives, leading to serious injuries and at least one fatality, according to public reports.

Ukraine must rely on conscription and appeals to patriotism to bolster its forces of about 900,000 against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Under martial law, all men aged between 25 and 60 are eligible for military service in Ukraine if they receive a draft notice, unless they have an exemption. But official data show that about 2 million are being sought by police due to violations of conscription rules.

  • m532@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 hours ago

    But would you really fight as a mercenary?

    Even after what happened to the reddit brigade?

    • AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip
      21·
      2 hours ago

      Who said anything about mercenaries? This is all about drafted soldiers for the Ukrainian military. If Russia was trying to conquer my country and I wanted to get involved, no, I would not fight as a mercenary.