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Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, media and witnesses reported Saturday.

Officers descended on Kyiv’s Palace of Sports venue after a concert Friday night by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy. Video footage aired by local media outlets appears to show officers stationed outside the doors of the concert hall intercepting men as they exit. In the footage, officers appear to be forcibly detaining some men.

Checks were also conducted at Goodwine, an upscale shopping center, and Avalon, a popular restaurant.

It is unusual for such raids to take place in the capital, and reflects Ukraine’s dire need for fresh recruits. All Ukrainian men aged 25-60 are eligible for conscription, and men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country.

  • Ostrakon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    Sorry but if your country is literally being invaded by hostile forces and your own country’s government didn’t commit some heinous act to invite said invasion (genocide, or retribution for their own invasion), you are a hopeless coward trying to dodge that draft. We’re not talking about fucking Vietnam.

    • StarbuncleEnglish
      62·
      2 months ago

      Do you feel the same way about women not volunteering themselves since they don’t have a draft?

      • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Dunno how the situation is in Ukraine but in Germany it’s actually stricter for women: Men can refuse service at arms, while women can’t refuse medical service.

        In any case not getting drafted usually is as simple as finding something else to do that’s helping the war effort. Hold the home front.

        • StarbuncleEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          My understanding of the situation in Ukraine is that women are free to do as they please and men are now property of the Ukrainian government.

      • Ostrakon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        43·
        2 months ago

        Yes, I do. If they’re not or can’t volunteer to be part of the military there are other ways they can contribute to national defense. See: WW2

        • StarbuncleEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          I think we have misaligned values (you seem to put less value in individual rights), but I can respect your consistency.

    • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      Why? Why would I die for a piece of land, I don’t give a shit where I was born I value my life more than that, I’m not dying for some politician ego trip. You can go right ahead of you want

      • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        Why would I die for a piece of land,

        Ukraine doesn’t fight for land, they fight to not get genocided. It’s the Russian side which has the politician on an ego trip.

        And you, out of your comfortable armchair, cannot predict how you’d react in the same situation. There’s instinctive forces at play in such situations.