Former Attorney General of Ukraine: 500,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Yuriy Latsenko, the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, said that the officials of this The country should openly and honestly admit that the Ukrainian army has lost 500,000 soldiers since the war with Russia. Latsenko said that the Ukrainian government has publicly admitted the amount of army casualties and declared that the existence of the country is in danger. It can encourage citizens to join the ranks of the army to fight against Russia.

This former Ukrainian government official said: “Ukrainians need to know how many people have died, I know such news will not be well received. but there is no other way.”

A few days ago, the Ukrainian media reported that as a result of the events of 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will no longer be able to gather new combat forces to organize another effort. They are not for “counter-offensive” and that is why Kiev has resorted to forcefully recruiting new manpower to fill the ranks of the army.

According to Ukrainian media reports, the debate over the new Basij law, which includes the intensification of conscription, even Among disabled people, youth and refugees, it continues. This initiative has supporters and opponents among the authorities.

In the draft bill that the Ukrainian government submitted to the parliament on mobilization, a fundamental change in the system of conscription is considered, in particular, if this is approved. According to the law, all those who are subject to military service must go to the army registration and recruitment centers without waiting for a summons to “explain their status”, while if a person is outside Ukraine, he must also register in the electronic account of these departments.

Furthermore, it recently became clear that men with physical disabilities are no longer allowed to leave Ukraine, this is due to the new Basij law, which is very strict, and even partially disabled people have to be in positions where they can do things. are, serve.

Earlier, Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to the chief of staff of Volodymyr Zelensky, admitted that it has become very difficult to mobilize people to fill the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces, although, according to him, Kiev “has no other choice.” “, so mobilization will continue in any case.

Ukraine’s military authorities also complain about the serious lack of manpower in the army to continue the war, and this issue also puts a lot of pressure and fatigue on the forces stationed on the battle front. has done. A day before, Valery Zalogheny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during a parliamentary debate on the mobilization bill, expressed dissatisfaction with the difficult situation of the military forces in the army and complained: “I need manpower, with whom and with what force should we continue the war.”

At the same time, Zalogeny opposed the proposal to recruit prisoners and criminals to fill the ranks of the army. The public of this country will be affected and the number of people who support achieving peace with Russia through negotiations will increase.

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