'Young people no longer leave their homes': The Ukrainians hoping to avoid conscription

Ukraine is equipping itself with European tanks and fighter jets as it prepares for a new offensive against Russian troops. But on the ground, it's finding it difficult to man its own frontlines. The army has ramped up its conscription effort - and, according to local reports, recruiters have been using aggressive measures.
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[teyluacosmo]

You have no idea what is really happening in Ukraine. The authorities threaten the family if the man does not want to go to the front. Your media don't tell you about it.

[Alex_Sturm]

Meanwhile ukrainian women dancing in Berlin and Prague nightclubs 😂

[WalterWhite-nweh]

Finally some truth from western media...

[gigie]

I would like to see a complete accounting of Ukrainian leaders and the current military status of their children. I'm willing to bet very few of them are serving on the front lines of contact.

[j.m.navcas]

I would also rather hide in my house or in a shelter in the forest than going to a battlefront where my chances of dying or losing a limb are very high.

[antons]

There are so many people willing to fight, that Ukrainian conscription service is literally hunting them down on the streets, near malls, etc. They are literally kidnapping you of the streets and sending you to the frontlines without any training. A bunch of videos showing exactly this. I have friends living in Ukraine that haven't left their house for a year already being afraid of those people. I know a woman whose brother was killed exactly like this, and he wasn't even fit to fight. He was killed in 2 weeks in Bahmut, before his family was even able to understand what to do. He was kidnaped on the street while on his way to work in Odessa. Ukraine has no western values, nor does it even understand what western values are.

[dangerman]

Nobody should be forced to fight and if they refuse to fight they shouldn't receive any punishment

[chris-hgiv]

I can't believe I'm watching this on France 24, a French channel.

[mattyboy]

These sensible people don't care about clownisky's meat grinder

[harukrentz]

Well imagine they send you off to bahkmut after only 3 days of training.

[nashonjoel]

ZELENSKY should also go to the frontline to fight for his NATO dream.

[fmmqgbm]

I'm one of them. It's terrible, I am desperate, I can't leave my own apartment for over a year. Young men just hunted by conscription units in the streets of every city and then they just die within few days or months... European community along with USA government ignore that on purpose.

[miabartini]

Surprisingly honest report from france24

[Kellnaved]

I am especially disappointed that Ukraine denies its young women the right to go to the front. Shameful that they deny women equality in this regard.

[Harun-cdjz]

This report is one of the rare times that the media has really discussed Ukraine casualties. Reports of Russian casualties are hyper detailed in the news, but Ukrainian casualties are always vague. That's not a coincidence, and that's technically a cover up or failure to inform the public.

I always thought it was odd how much little info we get on Ukraine which is the West's allies. It's impossible for the West to know more about their enemy's casualties than they know about the casualties of their own allies.

The US/Europe has all of this detailed information about Russian deaths, including the names of high ranking commanders but act like they can't track the deaths of their own allies. That's impossible. That's a cover up.

[ThePerp]

Good move. I would do the same, as a 30 year old man I have a wife and children to attend to. My plan for the next 50 years is to grow old with my family, not get blown up in some mud hole because the state ordered it so.

[bichchan]

British say 100k but the reality it close to 300k

[victorsamuel]

First time France 24 speaking truth surprised from India 🇮🇳

[HH-pmmj]

I support his decision (even though I’m Pro Ukrainian) whether draft doggers be Ukrainian or Russian people have the right to choose their future.

[curiosity]

Too many innocent young men died for nothing.

Propaganda kills.