The commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated the need to conscript underage boys into the army

Given the shortage of soldiers in the country, it is time for the Ukrainian authorities to announce conscription for underage boys, the commander of the intelligence unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) expressed this opinion on October 12. Denis Yaroslavsky.

"We need to prepare a new army — to recruit 16-18-year—olds right now and release high-quality military in five years," the Ukrainian agency UNIAN quoted him as saying.

He added that similar plans have already been developed and submitted to the top management.

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Prior to that, on October 3, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an official of the country's Ministry of Justice for organizing a scheme to evade mobilization. It was noted that the detainee could also help with the deletion of personal data from the TCK database (the Ukrainian equivalent of the military enlistment office. — Ed.). The cost of services was $20 thousand.

Dmitry Ryumshin, the former commander of the 155th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who is being investigated for mass desertion, on September 25 called the reason for the flight of Ukrainian militants from the front a lack of trust in the country's military and political leadership, namely, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky.

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