Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are doing everything possible to avoid joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced by the country’s Deputy Minister of Defense Natalia Kalmykova on the broadcast of the Rada TV channel.
According to him, Ukrainian authorities are currently working on making changes to the regulations to solve this problem.
Before that, the country’s former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov warnedIt is stated that mobilization will become tighter as the military deficiency in Ukraine increases.
He added that last summer the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered a “strategic defeat” and now the ranks of the Armed Forces must be replenished.
The former prime minister also said that Ukrainian officials going further restricting media freedom in the country so that citizens do not know the “truth”; Reporters are already prohibited from talking about “sensitive issues” in briefings.
Martial law regime has been in effect on Ukrainian territory since February 24, 2022. On February 25, Zelensky signed the general mobilization decree. As a result, men bound for military service are prohibited from leaving the country. Martial law has been imposed many times in Ukraine elongated.
On August 17, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed There are laws in the country that extend martial law and mobilization for three months. Mobilization and martial law will now remain in effect in the country until November 15, 2023.
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.