This is about forcibly drafted men (particularly those with additional issues like addiction) who get sent on assaults with low rates of success and high chances of death (or serve in similarly dangerous roles). Very different from the glamour raids they publish on social media. Russians do these assaults too, of course. Because, for the most part, that’s how territory is taken in this war.
Women in the AFU are volunteers and serve different roles.
But this only applies to men?
This is about forcibly drafted men (particularly those with additional issues like addiction) who get sent on assaults with low rates of success and high chances of death (or serve in similarly dangerous roles). Very different from the glamour raids they publish on social media. Russians do these assaults too, of course. Because, for the most part, that’s how territory is taken in this war.
Women in the AFU are volunteers and serve different roles.
Polemical original title distracts from the content. Full article. Quoting the author:
Ukrainian liberal media writes about it, but only in Ukrainian. Not for western consumption.