Against the backdrop of the intensifying conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine** has been forced to take a series of measures to strengthen its national defense forces, including the resumption of the suspended conscription decree. However, this move has not been smooth sailing, and there are many challenges and dilemmas.
First of all, the issue of the combat capability of recruits is one of the important challenges facing Ukraine at the moment. With the lower age limit for conscription, Ukraine may welcome a large number of young recruits who are untrained and inexperienced. On the actual battlefield, they may not be able to adapt to the high-intensity combat environment, and may even become a burden on the combat force. For example, in the fighting in Avdeyevka, some of the older recruits have shown problems with not keeping up with the pace of operations, which poses no small challenge to the Ukrainian army.
Secondly, Ukraine** constantly relaxes the age of conscription, and at the same time introduces tougher sanctions against citizens who evade military service, but this does not fundamentally solve the problem. While there is a large number of working-age people to be drafted, many have chosen to remain overseas for refuge rather than return home for military service. Even with the imposition of sanctions, it is difficult to force them to return home, which makes Ukraine face the dilemma of insufficient conscripts.
In addition, the overall age structure of the Ukrainian army is worth paying attention to. According to reports, the average age of Ukrainian servicemen has reached more than 40 years, which means that most of them are already middle-aged or even elderly, lacking young fighting forces. Even if the draft law is reactivated to recruit young people, it will not immediately change this age structure, and popular resistance may make the recruitment process difficult.
In the face of these challenges and dilemmas, Ukraine** needs to adopt a series of countermeasures:
First, strengthen the training and preparation of conscripts to ensure that they can adapt to the high-intensity combat environment of the battlefield. This includes strengthening military training and improving combat skills.
Second, adopt a more flexible conscription policy to attract more young people to join the army. It is possible to attract young people to enlist in the army and increase the fighting power of the army by providing incentives, improving treatment conditions, etc.
Third, we need to strengthen international cooperation and strive for more external support. Ukraine can rely on the strength of the international community to obtain more military aid and support to make up for the lack of domestic recruitment.
Finally, it is necessary to strengthen domestic stability and public confidence, and unite the country's efforts to deal with external challenges. Ukraine needs to enhance the people's confidence and support for the country through propaganda, policy advocacy and other means, and form a joint force for the whole people to resist the war.
In short, although the conscription crisis facing Ukraine is severe, by adopting effective measures and coping strategies, Ukraine is expected to overcome difficulties, strengthen its national defense forces, and defend its territorial integrity.