Karel schreef op 9 december 2023 08:02:
Uit The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/...“ Ukraine cracks down on draft-dodging as it struggles to find troops
the extra patrols and reels of barbed wire fencing rolled out along the top of a mountain pass along the Romanian border
were meant to keep people in — particularly draft-eligible men seeking to flee the country.
Men have squeezed themselves into secret compartments in vehicles, posed as clergy members and dressed as women to sneak past border checkpoints, said Andriy Demchenko, a spokesman at the headquarters of the State Border Guard Service. A freight company employee took payoffs to sign up draft-age men as truck drivers who then disappeared over the border with Poland. A 20-year-old man entered into a bogus marriage with a relative with a disability and tried to exit the country as her caregiver.
“As of now, I’m not surprised at anything,” Demchenko said.
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interviews with draft-age Ukrainians suggest that many are less than eager to fight for a military and national
government that is viewed as rife with corruption and incompetence.—>> dus Hoezo zijn Oekraïne mannen supergemotiveerd om tegen de Russen te vechten?
“ In a grinding war of attrition, Ukrainians worry that
time is on Putin’s side.“Honestly,
we need more soldiers. The professional military personnel are running out,” said Dolphin, a 68th Brigade assault team leader discussing the dire state of affairs
.—>> Zijn hier nog mensen die denken dat Oekraïne aan het winnen is ?