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"About one quarter of the men and women fighting on the front line were volunteers and the rest were conscripted as of that month, according to the Defense Ministry" (www.bloomberg.com)

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[–] _pi@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Average age of Ukranian Army 42.

Average age of the 1st Galician Grenadier Grandpa Battalion: 55.

Zelenskyy trying so hard not to draft anyone under 25 so that the war support doesn't crater and he doesn't cause a demographic crisis for Ukraine's labor mix.