Ukraine is expanding its military draft to prisoners to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting against Russia .
Ukraine is expanding its military draft to cope with acute battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting against Russia's full-scale invasion.Although Ukraine does not announce any details of troop deployment numbers or casualties, frontline commanders openly acknowledge that they are facing serious manpower problems as Russia continues to build up forces in eastern Ukraine and make incremental gains westward.
"A lot of the motivation comes from wanting to return home a hero, and not to return home from prison," Ms Vysotska said.He's serving a two-year sentence for robbery at the penal colony in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region."It's stupid to sit here doing nothing," Mr Volvach said, adding that since the start of the war, he's wanted to "do something for Ukraine" and have the opportunity to enlist.
Those convicted of rape, sexual assault, murdering two or more people or crimes against Ukraine's national security are not eligible.Ukrainian officials are keen to draw a distinction between their program and recruitment in Russia of convicts to serve in the notorious Wagner mercenary group. While recent reforms have reduced the number of prisoners and are credited with improving conditions at some facilities, the US State Department noted credible reports of "degrading treatment or punishment" by prison authorities in its annual report on human rights last year.
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