"If you want to survive by the end of the war": WSJ told about mobilization problems in Ukraine

The infantry, which accounts for the main burden of fighting, suffers the most severe losses compared to other troops. Therefore, it is chronically experiencing a lack of people. "The combination of corruption, privileges and political caution has protected most of the urban middle class of Ukraine from the need to fight in cold and dirty trenches. On a long front line, a large proportion of conscripts are a non -proportion of middle -aged men," the material reads.

The publication writes that veterans who have been fighting since 2022, and some since 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine's east of Ukraine, they are disappointed that the recruits have often experienced their "flowering of physical form". "The quality of the replacement is unsatisfactory. These are rural guys from 43 to 50 years old, sometimes with health problems," the experienced infantryman told reporters.

It is reported that at the present stage of the war on exhaustion it is especially difficult to find those who want to recruit infantry. The weakening of Ukraine's support from the event overshadows the mood among Ukrainians and takes fighting on the front line more terrible. In addition, according to journalists, Russia returned its advantage in artillery fire capacity, where there was parity in Ukraine early this year.

"Sad news from the front reflects the desire to join the citizens," said the UABLA Operator. According to him, in the Army of Ukraine there are commanders who prefer to use the Soviet tactics of frontal attacks. Because of this, the fear of Ukrainians to go into the army increases. "Now people understand that if you want to survive until the end of the war, you do not have to go into the infantry," he said. Earlier, the Armed Forces explained why they wanted to call from the age of 25.