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AFP: As losses mount, Ukrainians fiercely debate future of draft
After an initial outpouring of patriotism in the months after Russia’s invasion began, the realities of the battlefield — and mobilisation — have largely set in among Ukraine’s population.
Heavy casualties and almost two years of grinding trench warfare have sparked a fierce debate on the future of the draft, an ever more pertinent topic as the army struggles to fill its ranks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned last month the military wanted to mobilise up to half a million people to battle the 600,000 or so Russian soldiers deployed in Ukraine.
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WNU Editor: The beginning of the above video illustrates the lengths that Ukraine is now implementing to bolster its army. I know from my own sources in Ukraine that opposition to the draft and this forced mobilization is overwhelming. It is not surprising that Russian media is exploiting this dissension …. Ukraine’s top general asks politicians to fight – media (RT).