Although the Ukrainian military's "summer offensive" has suffered a complete standstill, the Ukrainian side is still facing tremendous pressure on the front line. The conflict in Ukraine has escalated further, and Russia intensified its offensive on the front lines of Avadiivka and Maryinka in October, forcing the Ukrainian side to hastily organize defensive forces to respond. Ukraine** Zelensky went to the United States and European countries to lobby for the early arrival of military aid, however, the issue of conscription is still a difficult problem that plagues Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine decided to remove the heads of all conscription offices in the country from their posts due to accusations of corruption and helping people evade military service.
A report in the New York Times exposed some of the "forced incidents" that took place in Ukraine during the conscription process and criticized the practices of Ukraine ** as very inappropriate. At the beginning of the article, it was mentioned that the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Budanov, was very unoptimistic about the current situation with conscription. Ukraine has called up almost all those who volunteered to fight in the past six months of conflict, and most of them have now lost the will to fight. In addition, for various reasons, the newly called soldiers could not go to war, and many even considered the war "not their own." Therefore, in the event that the "voluntary" could not meet the needs, the authorities had to resort to various ways to replenish the supply of troops.
The report cites several examples, one of which is the experience of Yefimenko, a shopkeeper who broke his arm. While he was seeking medical treatment, he was forcibly taken away and abducted by several men who did not provide any identification. Fortunately, he managed to escape from the conscription at night. However, the whereabouts of most of the missing men remain unknown. The New York Times report also interviewed more than two dozen lawyers and soldiers' families to corroborate the phenomenon of "violent recruitment" in Ukraine, which it categorized as legal ambiguity, brutal fighting, increasing numbers and corruption.
Someone is beginning to pay attention to the shady incident of the United States, which once strongly supported Ukraine, and now begins** the Ukrainian military to recruit soldiers. Does this mean a collective shift in the "upper class" of the United States, leading to a change in the upper class?Combined with the tens of billions of dollars bill that the United States** has shirked aid to Ukraine on various grounds, all signs show that US support for Ukraine is weakening.
Further exacerbating the difficulties within Ukraine was the fact that the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny expressed his dissatisfaction with the issue of conscription on the 17th. He considered Zelensky's removal of the head of the enlistment department "too hasty." The original person in charge had a lot of experience and was able to attract new recruits, but today's replacement is unprofessional, causing problems for the Ukrainian conscription operation. Therefore, the Ukrainian military is facing both internal and external pressure on the issue of conscription.
In the face of such a predicament, the issue of conscription in Ukraine still needs to be solved urgently. Conscription, as an important means of guaranteeing *** and military strength, is of great significance to Ukraine. However, the practice of conscription by coercive means not only violates individual rights and interests, but also seriously damages the image of Ukraine. Judging from the transformation of the United States and the reduction of American aid, Ukraine's support in the international community has dropped significantly, which is a wake-up call for Ukraine.
For Ukraine**, solving the problem of conscription is not just about increasing the number of soldiers, but more importantly about increasing the attractiveness of the army through reforms. The conscription dilemma can only be solved if young people in Ukraine are willing to join the army voluntarily and with good conditions of treatment and welfare. In addition, supervision of military institutions should be strengthened to prevent corruption.
For the international community, Ukraine should be helped to get out of the war and internal predicament through reasonable assistance and support. Only a stable and normal defense system within Ukraine can bring real peace and security to the Ukrainian people.