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![]() ![]() From The Wall Street Journal, "A Year Into War, Ukraine Faces Challenges Mobilizing Troops": Ukraine had a standing army of 260,000 when Russia invaded, and around 100,000 have been killed or wounded since then, according to Western estimates. [...]The Economist reported more on the handless man last month: Ruslan Kubay was surprised to receive a draft notice in late January. Registered as seriously disabled since childhood -- Mr Kubay is missing both hands -- he falls under a list of automatic exemptions from service. Even more surprising, however, was the reaction of officials at the local registration office in Drohobych, near Lviv. Far from admitting their error, they doubled down and declared him fit for service. Only a social-media post and a subsequent national scandal reversed the decision.This is how you know Ukraine is winning the war! Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |