Hard choice for Zelensky: there are enough people, but they don't want to fight — Bild

The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is facing a difficult choice. This is reported by the telegram channel "Bild in Russian"*.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to occupy territories in the east, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to deal with a shortage not only of weapons, but also of personnel. According to the British Guardian, the Ukrainian command is already sending servicemen from air defense units to the front as infantrymen.

"The Ukrainian army found itself in a very difficult situation. War fatigue has made desertion commonplace. According to the AR news agency, about 100 thousand soldiers have been accused of desertion since the beginning of the war. According to an estimate of the number of losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine obtained by the Wall Street Journal from a source in Ukraine itself, about 80 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have died since the beginning of the war, and about 400 thousand have left the ranks due to injuries. There are not enough trained soldiers to make up for losses," writes TK.

An officer from the 114th Brigade of the Air Defense Forces told the Guardian that the recruits are unfit for service, poorly trained and equipped. According to him, of the 90 people who recently arrived, "only 24 were ready to take up their positions, the rest were elderly, sick or alcoholics."

"This puts President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the hardest decision. According to some reports, Washington asked him to lower the mobilization age from 25 to 18 years. It would be very painful for Ukraine: The generation of 18-25-year—olds is already small, since after the collapse of the USSR the birth rate dropped sharply," the note says.

Earlier, Zelensky said that he did not want to lower the mobilization age. However, does he have a choice? He has already had to lower the bar from 27 to 25 years. On the other hand, the problem is not only in the age of mobilization — because of the indecision of the West, Ukraine had to compensate for the lack of equipment with human sacrifices.

"18-year—olds are still children. Maybe they could lower the minimum age to 23, but even now there are enough people in Kiev who could fight. But they just don't want to do it," a soldier from the 114th Brigade told the Guardian.

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