Ukrainian air defense coverage along the front line is reportedly incentivizing Russian forces to rely more heavily on remote strikes with glide bombs.
Ukrainian officials appealed to international organizations to investigate video footage published on December 2 showing Russian forces killing surrendering and reportedly unarmed Ukrainian soldiers.
Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes on the night of December 2 and 3.
The Russian government is likely continuing attempts to censor relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel on social media out of concern about their protests’ possible negative effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s still unannounced 2024 presidential campaign.
A prominent Russian milblogger claimed to have given a “masterclass” to press heads and communications personnel at Russian stated-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, likely in support of an effort that allows the Russian government to normalize the war without directly involving the Kremlin.
The milblogger’s “masterclass” represents an avenue by which the Kremlin can further benefit from milbloggers and shows how possible financial incentives could temper milbloggers’ criticisms of the Russian leadership.
None of our elected TD's have instructions by voters to increase the population. Do us a favour and take your conspiracies and Gript blend of scutter and go somewhere else.
The way our government is hell bent on increasing the population I doubt they've any plan's to send Ukrainians back even if Ukraine requests it. If this war lasts another 5 years let's say that will be a lot of Ukrainian teenagers across the EU turning military age during that period. Ukraine will need them back to help survive and at some point might need the refugees to boost their local economy as well.
According to an ECJ ruling on the validity of asylum granted to a Syrian refugee in 2020: "refusal to perform military service, particularly where it is punishable by heavy sanctions, suggests that there is a high degree of conflict in political or religious values and opinions between the person concerned and the authorities of the country of origin."
Personally I find it quite sick that someone would want to equate draft dodging with legitimate refugee status. Anyone who runs away from a direct threat of murder and torture by putin's forces invading Ukraine in a direct violation of international law and treaties deciding internationally agreed border is a legitimate refugee. If they wish to be very brave and return to Ukraine to fight for their home country's existence in the face of deliberate military attack it should be completely their own choice.
It is very sad to see someone wish for the abuse of refugees by sending them back to a war zone and I would hope anyone doing so would get a direct taste of the violence they are wishing to be visited on the victims of putin's desire for empire building. Are there any Ukrainians calling for refugees from their country to be sent back or any non pro-putin sources claiming there is an actual man power shortage in the armed forces of Ukraine?
So has it now switched to Ukraine are goosed?
Ukrainian living here are refugees they can't be deported for them to fight a war they have no interest in , there's currently still close to 37 million people in Ukraine,there is zero need for us to deport them
And what Padre, is your definition of a 'Draft Dodger' perchance??
How does it dovetail with 'Refugee'??
Plus we can't even deport failed asylum seekers and foreign criminals let alone anyone else from Ukraine or elsewhere
its ok, they seem to be sending women to the front, very modren , will you be handing out white feathers like british women did in WW1?
I believe you were told off in the immigration thread for suggesting the same.
Here's a little reminder for you
"Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster."
Well, we should show a good example and start next week. Any self respecting Ukrainian man here shouldn't need to be told. But if they do, so be it.
I'd hope their womenfolk would give them the boot up the arse first though.
Not a chance. No country will send Ukrainian refugees back home to be drafted.
Could be a mix of both.
Think we all assumed the UAF would be using combined arms approach by this stage, but with Western aircraft not on the scene yet, its just not possible.
This time last year it was widely reported that Ukraine were deliberately restricting the size of their army. We were told they were focusing on creating a well trained well supplied force and were rejecting large numbers of recruit candidates. What is the truth?
I guess the EU could send some Ukranians back.
Since the start of the invasion, Ukraine has refused to release official counts of dead and wounded. But according to U.S. and European estimates, the toll has long surpassed 100,000 on each side of the war. It has eroded the ranks of Ukraine’s armed forces so badly that draft offices have been forced to call up ever older personnel, raising the average age of a soldier in Ukraine to around 43 years. “They’re grown men now, and they aren’t that healthy to begin with,” says the close aide to Zelensky. “This is Ukraine. Not Scandinavia.”
I think we may need to prepare 'for bad news' unless they get the weaponry needed or are able to create more international brigades. The current front line might become the new border.
Thats an interesting fact about the average age of the Ukrainian soldier
Can you pass on the source for that
Manpower is a problem for Ukraine now. The average age of their soldiers is 43, it was 30-35 at the beginning of the war. You can see more women in the combat footage lately.
Russia are claiming that 335,000 have enlisted this year. Whether that's true or not I don't know.
it was out of desperation in fairness, the Germans couldnt trade tanks with the Russian on 1:1 or even a 2:1, they neither had the men nor the fuel.
Russians made some minor gains recently. Bit worrying. But hoping it's one of those situations where they get quickly removed.
Russia has a substantial meat bag army in Ukraine now, and the number is going up.
The West needs to get off its collective ass and give Ukraine what it needs to end this.
A revolution in Russis seems unlikely.
You could make the same case vis a via the Sherman and the Tiger tank. However quality has a quality of it own. The Germans would have been more effective if they churned out larger numbers of P3's than looking for super weapons to win the war.
It hides under a communist flag but it is a Nazi state. Picture of Hitler on the wall. Gays banned and sent to die on the frontline. And soldiers with swastika tattoos being honoured in the Russian military. All's left is pograms against Jews in Russia.
I would hope having been so vociferous, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly maintain their apparent moral concern over this war and condemn Russia for this obvious bigotry and inhumanity. Ya know, in a quick 5 second comment before the pivot to how, Well Actually, it's all NATO's fault really.
RuZZia being RuZZia. Perhaps another way to get more recruits for the war they've lost:
Oh, I know very well what Toyota 4 x 4's can do!! Fantastic vehicles, they do what's said on the tin, and much more.
Fair enough.
Russia are piggy-backing off the "wonders" of globalisation and outsourcing.
They are taking advantage of reluctance and fear of Western countries to do anything more serious to stop them that will disadvantage their own companies, anger trading partners/countries that are involved in "sanctions busting", maybe damage global trade and the global economy (?).
Even with that, Russia have needed some more direct military help provided by another country (Iran).
I don't think any EU country/leader except Hungary/Orbán has talked of lifting the sanctions, and he is just a Russian stooge in the EU at this point.
He didn't want (more!) sanctions on Russia, but IMO was afraid to stick his neck out and veto them in the EU when the invasion started, because an election was coming up.
He has become bolder and more prepared to speak his true mind and even obstruct stuff in the EU since he won his election and is secure again.
I can imagine is complicated for the Ukrainians if they dont get to choose the kit/quality they want, large military kit is all about ease of service and repairs/spares.
More videos of the Russian shooting surrendered Ukrainian soldiers. Their army is so unprofessional.
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://we.vanillicon.com/v2/e050b53be62f0ae2404c620976170938.svg)
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://w2.vanillicon.com/v2/23a17162c37eb6bc3dac0636b261afca.svg)
