Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men not registered for conscription
Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men not registered for conscription
Ukrainian military recruitment officers have raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who are not in compliance.
Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, media and witnesses reported Saturday.
Officers descended on Kyiv’s Palace of Sports venue after a concert Friday night by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy. Video footage aired by local media outlets appears to show officers stationed outside the doors of the concert hall intercepting men as they exit. In the footage, officers appear to be forcibly detaining some men.
Checks were also conducted at Goodwine, an upscale shopping center, and Avalon, a popular restaurant.
It is unusual for such raids to take place in the capital, and reflects Ukraine’s dire need for fresh recruits. All Ukrainian men aged 25-60 are eligible for conscription, and men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country.
I always wondered how you could go about this? Could you try to become a firefighter, medic or some other essential job to keep you safe?
I don't know how it works in Ukraine today, but historically yes. You often don't need to be underhanded about it either. In Britain during both world wars, as an example, conscientious objectors were actually organised into a non-combat corps that would take on important roles exactly like the ones you suggested.
Hey, there’s plenty well trained and professional soldiers in nato countries. Maybe leave those poor teens aline and send the guys who wanted to do this.
Just that Ukraine isn't a NATO member so there's no way to trigger article 5
And believe it or not, not many people want to fight in Ukraine, and not many countries want to send their people to fight there
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Slavery is okay if you slap a patriotic label on it.
False equivalence.
A fight for a countries survival is not the same as slavery because they’re enforcing a draft, even as terrible as the draft may be.
It's amazing we're paying for this instead of healthcare. I totally love emy tax dollars forcing people to kill or be tortured by their own country.
You're not paying for it instead of healthcare. The US federal government already spends twice what comparable countries do per person on healthcare. The problem is not Ukraine.
not to mention the money "going to ukraine" is just being used to replace us stockpiled weapons, which the US would have spent anyways.
If you're arguing that we should reduce military spending in the face of a increasingly imperialist Russia, then you might as well save yourself the time and move to Russia, if you're not there already.
Oh god damn it, did I miss that ballot measure?
You know, I try and vote in every election, but I somehow missed the vote on "Support Ukraine or Universal Healthcare Care".
Shit.
As others have said, every time this gets brought up, the counterpoint is that we already pay more for healthcare than other countries, and there is 0 response.
At some point it's just old man yells at cloud.
Lol shut up tankie