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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 5771019" data-attributes="member: 48469"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/08/ukraine-russia-war-draft-dodgers/" target="_blank">Ukraine chases draft dodgers amid war manpower shortage - The Washington Post</a>VELIATYNO, Ukraine — &quot;Soon after Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine beefed up its border defenses near this Carpathian mountain village.But the extra patrols and reels of barbed wire fencing rolled out along the top of a mountain pass along the Romanian border were meant to keep people in — particularly draft-eligible men seeking to flee the country.As Ukraine approaches its third year of war, those men are needed more than ever. The leaders are still pleading for more weapons and ammunition from the United States and Europe — even as signs of flagging support among those allies suggest that Ukraine may have to do more to arm itself. But even more than bullets, Ukraine needs fighters, leading to a search for new ways to mobilize the population and stronger measures against draft dodgers.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 5771019, member: 48469"] [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/08/ukraine-russia-war-draft-dodgers/']Ukraine chases draft dodgers amid war manpower shortage - The Washington Post[/URL] VELIATYNO, Ukraine — "Soon after Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine beefed up its border defenses near this Carpathian mountain village. But the extra patrols and reels of barbed wire fencing rolled out along the top of a mountain pass along the Romanian border were meant to keep people in — particularly draft-eligible men seeking to flee the country. As Ukraine approaches its third year of war, those men are needed more than ever. The leaders are still pleading for more weapons and ammunition from the United States and Europe — even as signs of flagging support among those allies suggest that Ukraine may have to do more to arm itself. But even more than bullets, Ukraine needs fighters, leading to a search for new ways to mobilize the population and stronger measures against draft dodgers." [/QUOTE]

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