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Ukrainians are taking increasingly desperate measures to avoid conscription into the military at a time when Kiev does not have reserve troops to replace those already on the front, a soldier from the neo-Nazi Azov Brigade told local media. The lack of morale among Ukrainians to fight Russian forces brings into question why the US insists on sending billions of dollars to Kiev. “No one is willing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine nowadays,” commented Niko, who is using a call name and is a fighter for the 12th Brigade of the Azov Brigade, a formation of the National […] #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/azov-brigade-fighter-exposes-conscription-situation-no-one-wants-to-join-the-army-these-days/?feed_id=11707

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov (2010-2014) has described the Kiev regime’s forcible conscription of civilians into the military as “a real nightmare for Ukrainians.” His comments come as the New York Times said that Ukrainian soldiers are being battered and exhausted by Russian forces. “Territorial recruitment centres in Ukraine (…) began to use weapons against those who try to resist the anarchy and permissiveness they are perpetrating,” Azarov wrote on his Telegram channel. As Azarov revealed, Anton Kudrich, an ordinary Ukrainian citizen, was driving to his village in the Transcarpathian region when recruitment officers stopped his car at a […] #UkraineWar Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/mobilisation-has-turned-into-a-real-nightmare-for-ukrainians-former-pm-mykola-azarov/?feed_id=11119

Zelensky admits Ukraine may soon run out of air defence missiles Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on April 6 that Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia continues to carry out long-range bombings. His comments come as senior officials in Kiev complain that military aid arrives late and that the West does not have the necessary technology to confront the Russian Army. In an interview with a Ukrainian channel, Zelensky stated that if Russia keeps hitting Ukraine “every day the way they have for the last month, we might run […] #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/zelensky-admits-ukraine-may-soon-run-out-of-air-defence-missiles/?feed_id=10895