"Save Europe from war." Will the mobilization of Ukrainian women stop Russia
Former Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces, Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny considers it a justified event, unless it is possible to prevent a large -scale war in Europe, which was from 1939 to 1945. "If it is necessary to call women to save Europe from war, then we will probably do it. In my personal opinion, we need to prevent war in Europe, as it was in 1939.
In other ways, not by calling Ukrainian women," - said the former head of the Armed Forces, speaking at the Royal Institute of International Relations Catham House. The discussion on the mobilization of women was continued by the People's Deputy, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Alexander Fedienko. In his opinion, it is not about "jogging in trenches with machine guns".
The Armed Forces lacks financiers and often for this reason military units cannot spend money allocated to them. "There is no economist and accountant for operations. We are now talking about women-military women who will go voluntarily," Fedienko said. Due to a full -scale war, many types of business are closed, and accountants may be required in military units. Moreover, in the defense sector you can earn more, he adds.
"In my opinion, what Zaluzhny said has notes of sarcasm to the European community. Look, we have servicemen who defend not only the territory of Ukraine but the entire European community. And hint of the fact that they are not accelerated in providing assistance , everything can be and no one excludes that the war will be in the territory of the European Union, "the politician explained.
Later, Fedienko's colleague on the committee, People's Deputy Irina Fries stated that the General Staff currently did not sees the need to mobilize women or reduce the conscript age. Without amending the legislation, no one will be able to mobilize women and men under 25 years of age. It should be noted that Ukrainian legislation obliges military registration of women who have medical and pharmaceutical specialties, as well as suitable for military service for health and age.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, at the end of September 2024, about 68,000 women served in the Armed Forces, about 5,000 women were directly in the war zone. However, the fourth stage of general mobilization in Ukraine provides for the call of all citizens from 18 to 60 years of age, suitable for service for health reasons, says focus military expert Pavel Narozhny.
The first, second and third mobilization stages include the call of reservists, former servicemen and ATO veterans who were conscript or served under contract by 2014. "If it comes to the fourth stage, they will call everyone: women, men, booked and other categories. We are talking about a critical situation now, and now they are mobilizing the nurses. Objectively, the army is needed by doctors," the analyst emphasizes.
Europe is afraid of direct conflict with the Russian Federation and will not send its soldiers to Ukraine. The increase in the army of the Russian Federation to 1. 5 million people from December 1, 2024 testifies to the preparation for the war with the civilized world. The paradox is that Europe continues to buy oil and other resources in Russia, sponsoring the military capabilities of the aggressor, the people's people.
The speech of the ex-head of the Armed Forces in London and the statement about the mobilization of women during the emergency period was not done by accident. Zaluzhny wants to show the partners the determination of the military-political leadership of Ukraine to continue the war with Russia. Preparation for a possible counter -offensive will require resources, and the Armed Forces depend on about 80% of Western assistance, says military expert Dmitry Snegirev.
The mobilization reserve of the Russian Federation is currently estimated by up to 12 million people, in the conditions of partial mobilization, the Russian army is replenished up to 35,000 people a month without the help of military people with the DPRK, the expert emphasizes.
The total mobilization reserve of the Armed Forces does not exceed 3 million people, so by the time of announcement in Ukraine the general mobilization of the ratio of forces was 1 to 4 in favor of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that North Korea has decided to send 12,000 soldiers to Ukraine.
Up to 1,500 special forces fighters went to the Far East of Russia for training and acclimatization on local military bases, Reuters reported with reference to South Korea intelligence data. Soldiers from the DPRK, as the interlocutors of the focus in Ukrainian military intelligence, are taught at landfills in Khabarovsk, Ussuri, Blagoveshchensk and Vladivostok.
Pyongyang also actively supplies to the invaders of ammunition: since August 2024, Russia has received more than 13,000 containers of artillery shells, ballistic and anti -tank missiles. The cooperation of Ukraine and the West is not as comprehensive as Russia and North Korea. The trend shows NATO's unwillingness to fight for Ukraine, so soldiers will not be sent for the rescue of the Armed Forces, says military expert Oleg Zhdanov.
"Europeans actually do not want to defend themselves, because they do not knock Russian missiles and drones flying to them. Pretend that nothing has happened. In Ukraine, a mobilization resource among men is enough, but the state needs to create conditions not coercion, but motivation," He comments. Victory on the field is not achieved by mass involvement of people, but by technologies.
The leopard 1 and Abrams died in insufficient quantities will not be able to dramatically change the situation, while the Russian army is slowly moving in the Donbass, the analyst added. "They gave us several F-16 fighters, but they use them as flying radars are 5% of their capabilities. The issue of creating a professional army is still relevant," Zhdanov sums up. We will remind, Ukrainians reported on October 17 about a technical failure in an application for military reserve+.