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Attacks on Ukraine Draft Officers Soar as War Fatigue Deepens (www.bloomberg.com)
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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.

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[–] 13 points 6 months ago

When you back a desperate person into a corner, his only way out is through you

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    [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Someone gonna learn the hard way that he doesn't have any card. Even if the war end tomorrow the labor shortage is incredible. They fought well, sad they cant accept that they will never get back to the pre war situation.

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    [–] 7 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    I couldn't imagine dying for Ukraine or Russia. Both are incredibly corrupt and are just using their citizens as meatbags to further the wealth of their rulers.

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  • [+] -8 points 6 months ago (8 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    But would you really fight as a mercenary?

    Even after what happened to the reddit brigade?

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    So you’re saying you would willingly die for NATO ideals?

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  • [–] -3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    If by "NATO ideals", you mean some idea of western imperialism, then no. If instead you mean defending myself and my allies from completely unwarranted attacks in direct violation of previous agreements from a nation that will obviously abuse them if allowed to, then yeah.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    I don’t think you understand this conflict as well as you’re pretending to. I don’t really understand it thoroughly but I do understand way more than “Russia attacked Ukraine out of nowhere because they’re evil” which is usually followed by “Putin is evil and also a communist and wants to bring back the USSR which is evil”

    pissing into the wind now cuz u caught a ban though. What a shame

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Then I misunderstood. I thought you meant you'd be going to the current war and fighting there. Did you instead mean, that the drafted ukrainians should be willing to die?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I won't fault anyone who refuses to fight and possibly die for nation state business. I think it's admirable that some of them are willing to defend their homeland from an encroaching tyrant, but I won't expect it of anyone. I think we should all have the right to pacifism, so long as we are willing to accept the consequences of living in a world that does not share that ideal.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

    Jesus christ, this is like a 5x multiplier of racist libshit cope. In the communist future, this comment will be put in a musuem so future generations can see the kind of rancid shit you people said and believed.

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  • [–] -3 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Why?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Because frankly it needs to be seen to be believed

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  • [+] -6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks, really cleared that one up. So just angry at nothing there, huh?

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Liberal 1: posts the most racist shit you've seen all week

    Communist: this sucks and so do you

    Liberal 2: This doesn't look like anything to me, you're just crazy🤷‍♂️

    Thank you for demonstrating why your white supremacist ideology is dying in real time

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    • [–] -3 points 6 months ago

    Well conscription is slavery so I am not shocked this is happening. And both sides are doing it here. They really hate their men in both countries.

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    [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    This has been happening in Russia since the Kremlin started its invasion as Russia Admitted to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence already in 2022. It's just that in Russia, these incidents are now censored.

    In related reports last year, Russia stepped up attacks on Ukrainian draft offices.

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    [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    This has been happening in Russia since the Kremlin started its invasion as Russia Admitted to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence already in 2022. It's just that in Russia, these incidents are now censored.

    In related reports last year, Russia stepped up attacks on Ukrainian draft offices.

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