Corruption and 'wild mobilisation': Ukraine vows to shake up military enlistment system
For months following Russia's full-scale invasion, the phrase "volunteered to fight" kept coming up in casual conversati...
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For months following Russia's full-scale invasion, the phrase "volunteered to fight" kept coming up in casual conversati...
Ukraine’s SBU security service has apprehended an additional four military personnel and commanders of military medical commissions (VLK) who were allegedly capitalizing on individuals seeking to evade conscription and flee abroad, the SBU reported on Telegram on Aug. 26.
Ukraine is facing shortage of manpower for war, said Western media reports.
Law enforcement agencies have simultaneously conducted hundreds of searches at enlistment offices and military medical commissions across Ukraine, revealing large-scale corruption schemes.
After a series of corruption scandals, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the dismissal of all top military recruitment officials and promised to tackle problems experienced by soldiers as Russia’s invasion persists. Reforming the system may prove a decisive stress test for Ukrainian society.