Behind Ukraine's effort to replenish its depleted ranks | DW News

It's been more than two years now since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men have been called up to serve in the military.
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[@peddagorantlagarimanohar1525]

"When the war begins, politicians give ammunition, the rich give food, and the poor give their children. When the war ends, politicians shake hands, the rich raise food prices, and the poor look for the graves of their children. - Serbian proverb.

[@johnnyflores5954]

Damm that’s deep.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

Too bad Putin doesn't care about his people.

[@janiceadriana6830]

So TRUE

[@michaelwilson9921]

That's history. When the history of the war in Ukraine is recorded that is exactly what it will tell!

[@ericp1139]

“My kids party in Europe.” -Ukrainian officials

[@devantaraazof4365]

Didn't Zelensky said in February that Ukraine only lost 31.000 personel since the start of the war. Why would he need more soldier?

[@raymondyu412]

Zelensky lost 310,000 personnel

[@user-jr1gr5vn2l]

@@raymondyu412 its close to million for both sides ...

[@Kirstinevad]

There are wounded soldiers too

[@mikkaras6940]

Because he is a war criminal.

[@langewapper9026]

​@@Kirstinevad two?

[@A3Kr0n]

The adult male population of Ukraine is disappearing.

[@seanmurphy2365]

Does this mean there will be a surplus of single Ukrainian women?

[@giganerd6780]

​@@seanmurphy2365win in your book kinda situation 😂 you're like friend that who can not keep quite in 2 minute silence or smth 😂

[@RZakelis]

exactly the same as Russian.Who from alcoholism, who from drugs, who from Ukrainian bullets, but Russian disappearing quite quickly.

[@Omar-lq3ri]

Misleading comment

[@ScottyBoy-id6tk]

@Omar-lq3ri omg it’s sigma batrick pateman he’s so sigma and cool

[@Randomized91]

we need Boris Johnson in the frontline now.

[@macandrew1589]

Not just Boris Johnson but his entire family as well as those of the US Congress men who voted for this aid package, knowing that it changes nothing but causes more death and destruction to both sides. For God's sake, it is humans dying, not robots. SHAME ON THESE POLITICIANS!!

[@mcrick8931]

Didn't Johnson volunteer He must be getting ready🤣

[@fredo1070]

Exactly

[@231rosslyn]

Who is "we"?

[@ScottyBoy-id6tk]

@231rosslyn oooooo dude that’s pretty mysterious ur a pretty mysterious edgy guy

[@Mac-ix4qp]

I can't imagine outliving your children. Such heartbreak. Chimoy is a beauty.

[@crazycat1232]

Well...Ukraine didn't take Russia seriously. they warned them not to be part of NATO or the European union. They also killed a lot of ethnic Russians in ukriane. Russia had to invade.

[@garzongarzon7514]

If you have problems finding soldiers to fight then you already lost the war

[@lkklMakOffKa]

(1:39) The whole point is that you can’t leave the Ukrainian army. There is no legal way to do this and your only option is desertion... for this reason, thousands have been fighting for two years now! Fun fact: deserters are caught, put in prison, and then sent back to the front.

[@WodospadPelagia]

In which army you can just resign during the war?

[@4layers404]

Russia treats its military much worse. Very sad for the men and women that don’t want to be caught in this conflict on either side though.

[@231rosslyn]

You are likely talking about russian army.

[@gumby2241]

​@@4layers404lol, the Russian army is getting 30,000 volunteers a month and the pay is 4 times what they can earn at a civilian job. Ukraine? Not so much.

[@4layers404]

@@gumby2241 Both nations aren’t comparable. Russia has a large pool of civilians which increases the potential of volunteers while being mostly safe inside their country. Ukraine on the other hand has to fear for survival with no guarantee of success nor survival. If Russia loses they get to retreat back to their homes at 0 risk. Ukraine doesn’t have that luxury. Regarding the pay by the army I don’t have the numbers. There has been a lot of media stunts and held back payments by russia though. Some widows haven’t received anything from the Russian government yet.

[@gumby2241]

And now all her kids are dead, and for what?

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

And who killed them? Your buddies

[@gumby2241]

​@@bigolboomerbelly4348being a tool doesn't make you a patriot.

[@231rosslyn]

For the next generation of children, so that they won't have to live in bomb shelters. For their mother who is still alive thanks to the defence forces.

[@belladonna1994]

for biden

[@marisabenson1222]

If you have to ask then you something is missing.

[@gremlin633]

imagine a world where you simply ask donbas and crimea citizens if they prefer to be russian or ukrainian... and you respect their decision

[@Kirstinevad]

You of cource mean the referendom before soldiers arrived and deported ukranians and moved russians in

[@nawnaw4709]

That’s not how human work

[@alexp7579]

They were asked in 1991 and they voted for independent Ukraine.

[@gremlin633]

@@alexp7579 so they have no rights to vote anymore? And do you think that the east of ukraine votes the same than the west? The datas from the latest elections are there on wikipedia for anybody to read

[@alexp7579]

@@gremlin633 The Eastern regions voted overwhelmingly for Ukrainian independence in 1991. If there was going to be a new one then obviously it must be held in Ukraine. Russia doesn't even allow one referendum to it's regions like Chechnya

[@JBEMultimediamadrid]

Some say they are reported missing so that they will not have to pay their mother the money they usually give to the family of fallen soldiers. If that is true, its the height of injustice

[@gumby2241]

Well it's not like they have the money, after all, zelensky is constantly begging for alms to fund his delusion of victory when everyone knows that's impossible now.

[@jeffsharp8228]

€350,000

[@amorkadonald2831]

Zelensky is watching.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

Yes, Putin has been caught doing this will tens of thousands of his Russian troops.

[@80-80.]

Russia is doing it and Z bots are doing the normal procedure of flipping the truth upside down.

[@amrassal4512]

Always the poor pay the same price ,that what happened to my mother, when she was only 7 years her father had been killed during the civil war ,my advise is :run for your own safety

[@231rosslyn]

You can keep it.

[@nuke_Godjira]

Only 30k casualties but needed 500k to fill up the vacant positions in the frontline 🥴,

[@rogerrantz2024]

It means that they are going on the offensive... Common sense evaluation

[@nuke_Godjira]

@@rogerrantz2024 bruh, if theyre planning for an offensive, then clearly 80-90% of those new draftees will be kannonfodrs 😂, no training, just send directly to the frontlines lol!

[@Yahyia-cv3sx]

​@@nuke_Godjira and what are YOU doing? Where are you? Are you quite comfortable?

[@nuke_Godjira]

@@Yahyia-cv3sx Im not Russian or Ukrainian, but if ever I'm either one, I will never gonna die for some corrupt politicians war lol,

[@vladnickul]

@@nuke_Godjira :) why are you sounding like you know absolutely nothing about nothing. casual Ivantard?

[@Omni0404]

If my country called on me to fight for it, I would leave. No state is worth dying for.

[@gumby2241]

Some are, this one isn't.

[@231rosslyn]

You are confusing country for a state. Nevertheless, you are entitled to your position.

[@Omni0404]

@@231rosslyn Nice try, but in this context 'country' and 'state' are interchangeable. If you're trying to be the grammar police you also failed at that since you didn't capitalize 'State.' 😂

[@marisabenson1222]

One doesn't fight for a state they fight for their community and for ideals. It's the same reason Ukrainians stood in Maidan Square to get rid of putin puppet Yanukovich. And now putin wants to try again.

[@joeylopez7978]

Exactly I don't understand why people fight and die. They don't give any land or contracts to the men that actually did the fighting.

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Thats not right . That woman shouldn't of sacrificesed all three sons...

[@tyllerboomgaarden7344]

Russia does not care how many sons you have, only for the goals of Russia.

[@231rosslyn]

It's not the mother who sacrificed the sons, it's putler.

[@user-lw7ij1vf4b]

It is both sad and unfortunate when a woman loses three sons. These atrocities are what happens in war. But when people invade your home, what do you do? Do you put up with unlimited rape, pillaging, kidnapping of children, torture, and murder or do you fight back? You can not possibly win if you surrender to terrorists, so, for now, Ukraine fights on. What other reasonable option has Ukraine? 😢

[@joemol1274]

​@@231rosslynis that what you have to say? How can a govt draft all three sons in war, that's not right. This has left her childless.

[@ajaykumarsingh702]

​@@user-lw7ij1vf4b Lol !😂 Russia didn't do any of that when it took Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Putin just wants administrative control, that's it. He wanted the same in 2022 but the clown Zelensky put up the fight it can never win. Ukraine was never supposed to fight back but surrender. Now they are facing the consequences.

[@user-uf1uq4yn1q]

Force Ukraine to start negotiations with Russia. Enough of this war.

[@davincidreams832]

jesus it should be illegal to take all 3 of her sons

[@user-jr1gr5vn2l]

there is no such thing as "illegal" out there

[@Kirstinevad]

Shame on you, Russian Federation

[@alex-fs5bl]

So you don't realise that most Ukrainians just sign up to do the job?

[@yunghoprincelysafeh8199]

Why will a young travel from abroad just to go and die for greedy politicians who refuse to even sit and dialogue. I think all politicians should first send their children to the front lines

[@JAMMAJ-cq2bl]

Who says Putler wants a dialogue? He just wants to take more of Ukraine !!!! You are just not smart enough to understand that.

[@nckh7]

I agree

[@nuke_Godjira]

​@@JAMMAJ-cq2blif Ukraine Surrender War will end, and Ukrainians can live peacefully and happy just like the crimeans,

[@londanintshangase]

@@JAMMAJ-cq2blfact remains you shouldn’t be forced to go serve in the front for a cause and goverment you don’t support. Basic human rights.

[@user-hl6yp4vc1l]

Jammmaj,come down to reality 👊🇷🇺

[@paulayork6838]

them ? against battle hardened Russian soldiers . oh my

[@Stevekpb]

When you say battle hardened soldiers, you actually mean drunk old men that have been conscripted? Pretty much all of Russia's elite units are so diluted by conscripts due to losses you cant even consider them as elite units now. Even at the start of the war Russia proved how incompetent their military is.

[@user-ed2zl3eq8q]

calling a drunk alcoolic with 2 day training bullet proff vest made out of cardboard a hardened soldier is a bit much.🤣

[@michaelasamoah2390]

User so who is crying and you are watching?

[@Stevekpb]

@@michaelasamoah2390 That doesn't even make any sense. User pointed out a pretty valid point. We have all seen the quality of Russia's battle hardened drunks. 🤣

[@avex3903]

@@user-ed2zl3eq8q joined march 2024 poor coping nato bot 🤭

[@hungnguyen-tr4cn]

War is sad just like in Vietnam war in my country in the mid 1963 to 1975 i have too many relatives and friends has died in this war. My condolences to all brave mothers of Ukraine have suffered from their sons, husbands has been kill. God bless us all

[@tazandoreo]

I’m so sorry for your losses.

[@silentblackhole]

I'm sorry that you had to go through that. what is horrible And we all should do everything we can to avoid them. But that doesn't mean we let evil people have their way. We need to make sure every aggressor loses any war they start so that people will think twice about before leaders start a war.

[@Crashed131963]

But Vietnam did not invade the USA to make it part of Vietnam . Different reason for fighting .

[@trqster]

Lately I've been witnessing the arrival of quite a few young Ukrainian men to my city/country south of Europe , fleeing a possible draft and the horrors of war. I certainly sympathise and welcome them as I believe every young man is entitled to a peaceful and prosperous life. What a tragedy....

[@mjdin4705]

Some of them are actually Russians (pretending to be Ukranians). We just don't hear about them fleeing because, you know, Russia lacks press freedom. Nevertheless, we should welcome all of them, whether they are Russians or Ukrainians. After all, they are all human beings who do not want to die.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

In Germany more than 200.000... So why does Zelensky forbid peace negotiations by Presidential decree?! 🤔

[@jeffsharp8228]

@@eddastrohmayer251 Hay-hi;is it trve that vpon arrival in Mvnich airport,people possessing not signed passports are execvted by firing sqvad on the rvnway?

[@easternfrontagain]

@@eddastrohmayer251he also forbid presidential elections

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@jeffsharp8228 what nonsense are you talking about ???

[@terryetienne4913]

It's crazy instead of aming for peace , you choose to keep funding a war. Lost already, now to save face Nato will have to get involved ! That's not a good thing!!!!

[@Razzotis2211]

War last already? It's who survived that win the war it's not a Hollywood movie 😢

[@4layers404]

That’s untrue. This bill funds a nations self defense against an aggressor. Don’t blame to victim for trying it’s best to defend itself.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

​​@@4layers404 Ukraine should go to the negotiation table. They have a lack of soldiers, young men prefer to leave the country, more than 200.000 alone in Germany. So what?

[@eddastrohmayer251]

​​@@Razzotis2211 People will win their lives when politicians go to the negotiation table. Zelensky should lift his Presidential decree which forbids negotiations !

[@namenameson9065]

@@4layers404 Ukraine wouldn't do anything without permission or an order from the US, and that's what got them invaded in the first place. Trump had it stopped.

[@underconstruction5532]

Yout sons died.for nothing, all the places he fought has been lost to Russia.😢😢😢😢

[@hyuxion]

Reminds me of the movie Saving Private Ryan, so sad!

[@davewang202]

Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom. Yours, very sincerely and respectfully, A. Lincoln.

[@inmyopinion6836]

But you remember them, yes? At all funerals I always comment to the grieving, "they are only dead, when they are forgotten." NEVER forget. Tyrants be damned!

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Stop watching DW and come back to reality.

[@scaw29]

Conscription is slavery.

[@Bajtjr]

True but then again if they lose and end up being under Russia they won't be conscripted to defend their country, they will be conscripted to invade other people's countries while also not being able to criticize the government under threat of a beatdown, arrest, etc. and since Ukraine didn't want any war and were invaded by a larger and more militaristic country it is pretty clear that people have to defend their country unless they want to give in to the aggressor which like I mention will conscript them to invade other people's countries and homes.

[@mateabonyi299]

No

[@scaw29]

@@mateabonyi299 Wow, he said no! End of debate guys! He won! He said no!

[@Crashed131963]

Fighting to not become part of Russia is not slavery .

[@SIGNALFREQ]

Welcome to history 🫡

[@JB-jl3gm]

For some people, this was is a kind of movie to watch and have fun, for some this is a great opportunity to earn money, for the media like DW are surviving with everyday documentaries and ratings. Unfortunately heavy losses for Ukraine 😢😢😢

[@joeylopez7978]

Yeah money for the oligarchs. Their still is no Ukraine Blackrock fund that people can invest in.

[@Crashed131963]

When you need to be forced to fight for your country when it gets invaded by another country then you do not have much of a country in the first place .

[@ML-mm2th]

A serious question: do people in Ukraine really believe they can retake most or all of the territory they currently don't control? If yes, why? I'm asking the same question also to non-Ukrainians. To me it looks more and more unlikely, i wonder what's the point of sending new waves of thousands and thousands of men to die for a war they probably will not lose, but not win either.

[@user-dd4cx6oz1l]

When zelensky is done spending this money what's next. Ukraine should negotiate with Russia immediately.

[@stekon9112]

Vote Trump if you want to stop the war.

[@Kirstinevad]

Your government seems to be feeding you lies, my russian friend. Putins Russia doesnt abide by peacedeals. They use a few years to rearm and then continue the war. Putin accepted Ukraines borders as it was founded. Now he wants to eradicate it. He calls them na*ist and satanists. He has tried to kill Zelensky multible times. Ukranians are being deported from Ukranian territories to remote areas of Russia and russians are given the land.

[@Kirstinevad]

​@@stekon9112 Probably pretty hard to do from Russia, then again mayby not. They alredy managed to get Trump elected once, by election interference. I remember getting suggested a video on Hillary running a place of "ladies of the night" making money on activities. This was a day or two before the 2016 election. Probably just because I subscribe on youtube to a few americans living in my country.

[@RZakelis]

this money flow will not end until Ukraine wins.

[@Blanka1100]

@@stekon9112 Trump will give Ukraine to his best friend putin. Nothing to be proud of.

[@darondatoole7439]

Such a terrible terrible fate for the 3 young fine talented good men. Shame on Russia.

[@cuongdo9958]

Ukraine made their decision and so did Russia. So why do you blame them ?

[@EthanLomas]

@@cuongdo9958 Ukraine made its decision to DEFEND itself against an aggressor or cease to exist. Go take you BS elsewhere Igor!

[@MiguelJimenez-hc7ch]

Foolish for Ukraine to failed on its counter attack when it had the advantage and the momentum.

[@tasreasfatemsa8266]

You should know the consequences before hitting an adult brown bear.

[@RafaelCruz-iv2wm]

@@cuongdo9958 russia decided to illegally invade Ukraine, or what bussiness does russia have in Ukraine? except to steal land from Ukraine.. Ukraine made the decision of defend their land or whatb do you think they are doing? so your question of why do you blame them makes no sense, and at least feel compassion for this mother.

[@chandaagritech77]

As usual Ukraines pain prolonged

[@10actual]

Ukraine is fighting EU's war while they talk, talk.

[@georgekung2003utube]

not just talk, EU pushes Ukraine to fight for last Ukrainian

[@huanghermann5207]

Now you are acknowledging it is a proxy war.

[@4layers404]

While this conflict is very close to the EUs heart it isn’t the EUs war. At least as of now. Russia started the war by attacking Ukraine. War party wise there are only two sides involved. Those being Russia and Ukraine.

[@Hubert_G]

​@@georgekung2003utubeEU is not pushing Ukraine to fight.There were proposition to peace talks and trying to end war,but Ukraine dont want to save its people and end war,even if it would cost losing some territories

[@georgekung2003utube]

not pushing just US$27.3 bln aid to ukraine including weapons. Ukraine can not fight for last Ukrainian without those aid

[@Baba26023]

Stop this war for God sakes it's insane killing each other.... prayers for the lady three sons . OMG pls help

[@sumdude4281]

Putin can retreat at any point

[@231rosslyn]

Such call is senseless, if doesn't come with a plan how to do it.

[@Reticulosis]

Talk to putin

[@happymelon7129]

B need to drag through Nov election

[@marisabenson1222]

Why not gather information on why putin started this war.

[@coldspirit9904]

all these women left in ukraine single and alone....it would be a nightmare for wagner/russian forces to break those front lines.....smh

[@gordonedwards6877]

So far a nightmare for Russia.

[@coldspirit9904]

@@gordonedwards6877 how you figure? russian women are not in danger of getting ravished by ukrainean soldiers...lol

[@lsvaralokasf8249]

I have been hearing and reading news about Ukraine war, all news said Ukraine destroyed Russians, why Ukraine needs more soldiers?

[@oscaragustinsanchez2533]

To the las Ukrainian was real😢

[@Samirustem]

My heart goes to families like this. In azerbaijan goverment tried to not to send all children from same family to dangerous fronts. And they would send soldier's back if family already had mortality. I wish ukraine could donthis too but probably hard with shortages of manpower

[@sergeybebenin]

They didn't say those 3 sons were sent to the military. Very possible they volunteered.

[@ghhghh8554]

Azerbaijan government is less corrupted

[@leet3207]

Sacrificed on the altar of corporate imperialism. Peace is the sensible and sane option. The rest is madness.

[@Vanna-ke3un]

Such loss of life and destruction of a country, nobody ever suggests the cease fire and negotiations. 3,7 million internally displaced, nearly 6,5 outside the country. God knows how many are injured...And now Ukraine wants to conscripts 18 year-old kids! No protests in the streets and universities to stop the carnage in Ukraine and bring peace to Europe!

[@SwaveWorm]

Okay. Those who wrote, “Stop the war.” or something similar, please elaborate and provide something more concrete as to how. We want to know who or what you are.

[@Perri_Redder]

Agreed. I want to stop the war, I am a vet. I just know what exactly that takes, so I would never say something so simple. Since there is a war, we didn't do everything required to prevent it, so now we must do everything we can to stop it. Ukraine matters, this is Europe. We don't need another WW2, letting Russia win is another step in that direction.

[@ivannapolsk9421]

Half-measures will just lead to Russia winning. It's ironic that people who want the war to continue don't want individual NATO members going boots on the ground fighting cuz muh laugjable escalation wbich is already a reality for Ukraine. They want to eat their cake and have it too. A haulted war means letting Russia keep the donbass or wherever the lines are in exchange for saving what's left of the innocent draftee men from being sent to a drone/artillery meat grinder. Hundred of thousands of forced men for just a few kilometers of sparse land, killed in the most brutally sadistic ways, often filmed by drones, for what? The geopolitical fantasies of people who just want to save face? Putin and a western warmongerer are no different in their sick game of plahing with the lives of forced men like toys on a board.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

@@Perri_RedderYou are absolutely right. Couldn’t agree more.

[@user-vu2oz1vv1p]

To stop the war, all sides have to sit down at the negotiating table and find a compromise, I think that's obvious. But the president of Ukraine issued a decree prohibiting negotiations with Russia, and the West has not taken any diplomatic steps to stop the war for two years, the West only helps Ukraine to kill Russians who have done nothing bad to the West.

[@jasondavis4421]

The only way to end this is to acknowledge that neither side gets exactlly what they want. And neither side will settle for anything less. So there is no end without victory because neither side values life greater then compromise. There is a war in ukraine because that is the only option they have left eachother to reach a solution. Russia just didn't invade ukraine because it's trying to take over the world. And ukraine didn't just pick a fight with Russia. Personally myself I would of secured a ukraine independent and neutral and brought prosperity to ukraine threw multi nation relations. There is allot of security provided to nations who lay down there weapons and militaries in the name of neutrality. And they actually thrive evan with russia on there border! Zelensky may not be wrong by saying putin can not be trusted but there is a reallity where neutral nations on Russian borders have lived and thrived peacefully. And there is a reallity to the notion that forign countries will send there own troops to defend the helpless..zelensky has chosen a path of strength threw violence and fear and so zelensky lives in the reallity of that path he has chose. I personally believe Crimea and dontesk are a price well payed for the independence of ukraine after all it's just dirt. I kind of leaned towards Russian support not because I support russia but because I understand there position and don't believe there advancment into ukraine is some grand plan to recapture the eastern bloc!

[@buddadavid480]

Stop the war

[@Stevekpb]

Russia has proven that can only be done on the battlefield. They have no respect for their neighbors sovereignty, and their word means nothing.

[@amyhaber5712]

by yelling at YT?

[@sumdude4281]

Putin can withdrawal at anytime.

[@231rosslyn]

Talk to putler.

[@happymelon7129]

B need to drag through Nov election

[@user-lk1je7zx7h]

Why did they not call up the women without kids? If you are not prepared to fight for your country you probably deserve to lose it..

[@ghhghh8554]

if they say Zelensky popularity dropped to 64%, that means is close to zero.

[@marisabenson1222]

Sholz is too weak for this current climate that requires courage and decisive action.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Germany is not at war and that shall remain so. Stop your silly warmongering !

[@zallyzally2698]

​@@eddastrohmayer251if war starts now her tone will change

[@PeterLamin-pi6rv]

​@@eddastrohmayer251NATO is at war , using Ukraine as a proxy 🎯🤡🤡🤡🤡🤣🤣😁😁😁😁🤭🤭

[@user-vx5vo3gs2w]

Another Pooti versteher? Germany must ditch this thing forever.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@user-vx5vo3gs2w People like you should "verstehen" that diplomacy is better than weapons, peace is better than war ! Most German people fortunately have understood that!

[@joelticman2631]

War is cruel, both country are lose, no one will win.

[@odiliujubuonu5439]

How could the ranks be depleted? Zelensky claimed not long ago that only 36,000 soldiers were killed.

[@InfinityIsland2203]

Corruption continues ..

[@Kirstinevad]

Then stop taking money.

[@davidbeare730]

Noise from authoritarians and the far right may finally be causing good people to wake up and act for the rule of law!

[@joeylopez7978]

And how is that any different then what the people of the Donbas republics did?

[@musiconabudget3712]

Rules based order , not international law lol which changes according to America's interest . Nothing to do with the law lol

[@eddastrohmayer251]

​​@@musiconabudget3712 Absolutely right !

[@antongavutti4376]

...........the WAR are not meant to end but rather continuous......

[@khysrow_official]

I feel bad for those moms and dads that are losing their sons in the unnecessary war.

[@andtri716]

Yes, martial law will not make you popular. I hope those young men can flee to safety

[@Stevekpb]

Of course you do Ivan. Unlike Russian's Ukrainians want to fight, they are defending their homes from the fascists in the Kremlin.

[@rhondabailey9238]

But, this mobilization might not make Zelensky less popular amongst those on the front line and their families

[@Mr.Clownensky]

Bro, videos of uk,rainians fighting back to kyiv regime is flooding telegram channels, i saw video uk,rainians chanslng conscript offic,ers with an ax🪓 lol

[@rogerrantz2024]

Right and they don't won't the Russians knocking on their doors so I doubt it's unpopular

[@Kirstinevad]

​@@Mr.Clownensky Must be on the russian internet my russian friend. Why dont you fight the russian propagande instead of spreading lies here?

[@bnlbnl8892]

Not military aid but military loan …. The bill will have to be paid by Ukraine (and as they have no money, guess who will pay …. EU!)

[@Beeworker]

For a Few Dollars More, is a Hollywood classic. Ukraine’s, looking for a few soldiers more, is a work in progress tragedy in the making. Cut!

[@ChapWariah]

"To the last Ukrainian" - US Senator Lindsey Graham, 2022 Don't fret, everything is going according to plan

[@HuplesCat]

Who is going to give the four eastern provinces freedom?

[@mgronich948]

Russia

[@Kirstinevad]

Not Russia, thats for sure. Putin is mowing Ukranians from occupied territories, installing Russians and making claims on the land. Putin has multible times signed acceptance for Ukraines borders, but he keeps coming back for more.

[@mcrick8931]

Didn't they vote to separate from Ukraine

[@duncan8437]

Ukraine

[@Kirstinevad]

@@duncan8437 💕🍀🌞

[@abrorbakhramov]

Don't give your life to others' political interests. Neither Ukraine nor Russia

[@azhanali1448]

No money. Beg from America and Europe. No soldier. Beg from America and Europe.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

I’m soo relieved the aid is going to be sent to Ukraine in mare hours, not days or weeks. No more waiting.

[@dhj1182]

Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland grins fiendishly and thanks you for your families sacrifice, ma'am.

[@aleksabijeljac4436]

How are they depleted if they lost only 50000 men?

[@felixmildon690]

Renters dying so owners can hold onto their "investment" houses.

[@gayan2517]

The cannon fodder. 😢

[@raisttlyn]

Negotiations are looking better eh Ukraine.

[@surendramumgai631]

It all started with the Maidaan...wonder what ukrainans feel about those events now...

[@raygarcia1168]

Ya just printout that paper money an send it to ukrain… while people here in the US struggle

[@4layers404]

The U.S. isn’t sending checks to Ukraine. Most of the aid bill will be send to Ukraine in form of old military equipment with the money being allocated towards the U.S. buying themselves new equipment to replace the aid.

[@nocomments642]

They will send old trash weapons to Ukrainians, in credit...

[@icu17siberia]

where's "here"?

[@namenameson9065]

Central Banks were invented to print money to rob taxpayers. Most of the budget goes to entitlements, not military spending or even foreign aid. For every dollar printed, the private central bank owner gets 20 cents, and that's the 20 cents we all pay for via taxes or inflation, which is akin to a tax on savings. Socialism is making us all broke and enslaved. Ukraine is simply caught in the middle.

[@hoeunbim3363]

Please save private Ryan,,,,

[@coldspirit9904]

I guess...we can chalk up "saving private ryan" as a myth....woman lost all her sons in the war...3 not 4 like in the movies when after the woman lost 3...a mission was sent to rescue her 4th son..james francis ryan....ukraine wasn't trying to do that ...smh....

[@truth959]

It's an admirable effort, but Ukraine has already lost. Most people already know this. A few are in denial. And 'missing' usually means buried under rubble.

[@williamwheeler4087]

To all the mothers and family members who have sacrificed their sons, may you find peace and Slava Ukraine

[@michaelwilson9921]

Really? How are they going to find peace?

[@patrolmanpete]

​@@michaelwilson9921Putin has interfered with everybody's peace

[@eddastrohmayer251]

They sacrifice their sons for US hegemonial ambitions! What you say is more than cynical!

[@patrolmanpete]

​@@eddastrohmayer251it's Putin's war bruh, he's the one who rolled tanks, not the USA or Ukraine. Who's The real hegemon?

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@patrolmanpete US is clearly the hegemon when having more than 850 military bases all around the world, CIA bases here and there and stepping in and out in foreign countries militarily whenever they like. Think a little bit, please !

[@proshowetsingerq7129]

Will politicians children serve?

[@namenameson9065]

Why yes, Hunter Biden will serve on the board of Burisma and get paid millions of dollars without actually doing anything. That's what Ukraine is fighting for.

[@karlminglana5526]

No

[@Scar626]

5:30 - That is why Russia agreed not to get rid of Zelenskyy (as confirmed by Naftali Bennett in podcast interview) If they did, he would only have become a martyr. The quote from Harvey Dent in the Dark Knight comes to mind.

[@benjaminleme2914]

Rambo fought in Vietnam and now in Ukraine. Oh United States!

[@janettesmith369]

FJB

[@A4Natty]

Cry 😂

[@namenameson9065]

@@A4Natty Many are, like the women in this story and millions of others.

[@meetmehalfway7982]

@@namenameson9065 Yes, and what does that have to do with the FJB comment that is being responded to here?

[@tomic369]

@@meetmehalfway7982If you dont see how then you are blind or you ignore the truth because it doesnt fit into your fairy tale

[@namenameson9065]

@@meetmehalfway7982 I only replied because these women are crying. Duh. But since you ask, Trump had this war stopped. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden sits on the board of Burisma getting paid millions for not doing anything. This is Biden's war. This is Obama's war. This is the war of a failed political establishment reliant on China trying to distract us from their failed policies. Our political rulers are crooks pretending to be saviors. Ukraine loses every day this war goes on, and so do we. Trump stopped it.

[@SoniaSilva-fm8zv]

Paz pelo amor de Deus ❤️

[@timdow8951]

If you aren't going to defend your own country, why should anyone else?

[@retrocat604]

Both leaders hiding from their bunkers while the rest lives are put to waste. Remember we only live once in a lifetime.

[@avex3903]

is the ukrainian counter offensive still gaining momentum 🤔 why is ukraine still advancing towards poland even tho they got nato wonder weapons and game changers 🥺

[@michamaszkowski1133]

Extremely sexist

[@frankfrank2572]

Look at the price these poor people are paying to defend their country and by default Europe. How can we not support them?

[@user-oy5mm3pb2g]

You go and fight instead of wasting valuable time making comments here.

[@mgronich948]

What started as a bad joke, US fill fight to the last Ukrainian, is now a great tragedy. Boris Johnson a few days ago said, if we lose in Ukraine, the hegemony of the west will be lost. This is why Ukrainian men are drafted to fight to the end, to preserve western hegemony.

[@RUSSIAN_SOLDIER_1945]

WHERE WENT UKRAINIAN FAMOUS ARMY OF 800 000 SOLIDERS? FLY TO PLANET VULCAN? OR WHERE? WHERE ARE THEY DISAPPEAED? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM BUDDY? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@DeathAdder9558]

I think it's time to saving private Ryan kind of thing should have to be implement.

[@stevenboiter8589]

Biden is not right to do this

[@Stevekpb]

That is such a ignorant take. How exactly is it not right to help a country that wants to defend itself from Russian imperialism? Ukraine would fight without US aid, your comment makes zero sense.

[@DieBus]

I thought we live in the age of equality? Why are only the men obligated to join the army? Pull in all the Women that are also voting citizens of the Ukrainien democracy. Hypocrites.

[@saintcolzy8711]

How can any government allow 3 siblings to be enlisted to serve in the frontline?...... This is disheartening..... This woman is not the only citizen to sacrifice all her male kids for NATO expansion 😢😢😢

[@RZakelis]

Interesting how many Swedes and Finnish died because of NATO expansion?

[@ristoikonen6957]

Corruption undermines the cohesion of members of society. To survive, Ukraine must ensure that after the war it is a better place to live. Now some seem to think that fighting for independence is less important than saving one's own skin. This shows that something is very wrong in Ukraine. Well, this is also true in Russia. Time will tell whether either of these countries can restore people's confidence in themselves. I really hope Ukraine is able to do so!

[@ronaldlalisan5592]

The price of freedom is always high. Stay strong ukraine 🇺🇦🇵🇭

[@valerijoukov239]

Is forced conscription a freedom? What would be the price for the current "help" - 200 -300K dead?

[@ronaldlalisan5592]

@@valerijoukov239 what solution would you suggest. Submit to a enemy nation? Have your nation turn to vassal state? Forced citizens to cultural change?

[@sergeybebenin]

​@@valerijoukov239 mobilization is the only way to defend own country. This happened in WW2 and this is the biggest war since ww2. Clearly you are from ruZia

[@stephenadenu-mensah6538]

You mean the price of freedom of the minority Russian speaking population in Dumbas who were being slaughtered by thier own government in Ukraine or what ? Yes they should stay high and they will get thier freedom from Zelenskiy through Russia, as Albanian speaking population in Kosovo gain thier independence from Serbia through NATO. Amen.

[@valerijoukov239]

@@ronaldlalisan5592 Russia has around 4 million of Ukrainians now along with 193 other nationalities...In Crimea - 65% Russians and 15% Ukrainians and Ukrainian is OFFICIAL language there!!! - what kind of cultural changes? Russians and Ukrainians are the same people. If the boarders of Ukraine will be open - all normal men would escape....Solution is only one - run for your life!!! - when the civil war is over - return home

[@soniyarathnayake18]

Making ukrain fight the europeans war shame on nato

[@BANGbang-wi1ix]

Hahaha, someone from a country of barbaric Genocide and war crimes talking about shame and pity, first you fix your own country's God damn economy before make comment on other countries in Europe(seriously? in Europe!!), by the way did you verify the election date, because I don't think this is going to happen in next few years or at least in this year, I guess so...

[@4layers404]

Shame on Russia for attacking a sovereign nation they called their brother. Shame on Russia for starting a war that cost this many lives over nothing but some dictators ambition. Ukraine isn’t made to fight the war by Europe! Russia made them fight.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Ukrainians don't fight Europeans but US hegemonial ambitions war !

[@4layers404]

@@eddastrohmayer251 no. Ukrainian fights the imperialist Russia and Putins greedy ambitions. This war has nothing to do with Europe or the U.S.

[@calypsocostelo2482]

They need more soldiers because the others are dead... 😂😂😂

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

50 countries and their puppet master USA proxy Ukraine against 🇷🇺Russia and they lost😅😅

[@andrewadams6905]

Ivan, Russia started a proxy war for China against the democratic world, but got its butt kicked by Ukraine. Russian losers were defeated and fled from major Ukrainian cities (Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson) and now focus on small towns and villages. LOL

[@knightofwind2929]

i still wonder how many real soldiers are still left on both sides, or is just civilians vs civilians fighting

[@Perri_Redder]

If they receive training, they become soldiers, just green ones. Russia is a different story.

[@knightofwind2929]

@@Perri_Redder WW2 training was 2 weeks, wonder how it is

[@nocomments642]

​@@Perri_Redderprofanation in most cases. They dont let civilians to have firearms, but demand to fight at this fu*kin' war

[@WangMingGe]

@@knightofwind2929 6 weeks, in most armies. Maybe not for the Soviets.

[@themadmanisreal2022]

Long live Ukraine!🇺🇦

[@user-mu9ke9ex9f]

It will not be long for sure.

[@lutzfilor56]

It is unbearable to see the faces behind this tragedy of this war. I don't know what is more cruel - to die in this war or to survive this war? What must it feel like to wake up and you have lost all your sons or children. - No I can't imagine and I don't want to imagine.

[@urbansenicar81]

I don't like the sound of replenishing the depleted ranks.

[@BlueredCatalan]

To the 500k conscripts about to be drafted, contact frequency 149.200 and ask to speak to Volga. Tell him you are ready to surrender, he will ask you for your location, tell him where you are and how many of you there are. Then you will be picked up and taken to a POW facility where you will await a POW exchange or for the conflict to end. If you have relatives in Russia then you will be released and you can go to your family in Russia.

[@user-kg5wz7gr7c]

All this because of one mans greed.

[@michaelwilson9921]

Biden?

[@Malik-101]

@@michaelwilson9921 you are right

[@4layers404]

@@michaelwilson9921Putins greed.

[@michaelwilson9921]

@@4layers404 As no one else but Putin is greedy? In a world of greed at the top that demands those of us at the bottom to go into the trenches to die for their greed why don't we revolt? Yes, I know --- only Russian citizens should revolt! Not us of course although we too were thrown into the caldron of Iraq and Afghanistan. But this time is different since it's a proxy war where we are supplying the bullets and making money as Ukraine is supplying the bodies!

[@3akorInOfTime]

It is also unconstitutional mobilisation law. It is in 157 statute of Ukraines constitution. People just didn’t want to fight. Those who want is dead or fighting.

[@3akorInOfTime]

Article 157. The Constitution of Ukraine cannot be changed if the changes provide for the cancellation or restriction of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen or if they are aimed at the liquidation of independence or violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

[@aznexile602]

3 sons is too much to lose.

[@tomwery5155]

If that isnt criminial man has no law

[@231rosslyn]

Your statement makes no sense.

[@Dslfd]

After herson he was in heaven 😅

[@jiyushugi1085]

In England during WWII those soldiers who chose not to fight or who displayed cowardice were labeled LMF (Lack of Moral Fibre) and that was recorded on the military record. After the war, employers checked applicants war records, and those stamped LMF weren't offered jobs. Let's hope Ukraine keeps records of those who stayed to defend their country and those cowards who fled the country.

[@namenameson9065]

Better to be unemployed than unalived.