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submitted 3 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Ukraine has recently dropped the conscription age from 27 to 25, increased fines for draft dodgers to half the average monthly wage and ordered embassies to stop renewing passports for Ukrainian men living abroad. All of this is part of an effort to get them to return home — and bolster the military's ranks as the war enters its third summer.

New laws require Ukrainian men between 18 and 60 to update their draft data with military conscription centres inside the country — including Dmytro, who has been living in Canada for 18 months.

As a result, emotions are running high among those who fled the war and those on the front lines who feel abandoned.

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[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What you say is true, but the fundamental issue is Ukraine is in an active war with estimates of 31-70k killed and 120k injured (source)

As with all wars the front line is where the soldiers are needed most ... so while support positions are vital, so are men actively fighting in the trenches.

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