Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The new mobilization law came into force a day after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed it. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed it last year.

It was not immediately clear why Zelenskyy took so long to sign the measure into law. He didn’t make any public comment about it, and officials did not say how many new soldiers the country expected to gain or for which units.

Conscription has been a sensitive matter in Ukraine for many months amid a growing shortage of infantry on top of a severe ammunition shortfall that has handed Russia the battlefield initiative. Russia’s own problems with manpower and planning have so far prevented it from taking full advantage of its edge.

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Ever been blocked just for being unpleasant and boring?

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While taking no sides, I must say this is a personal attack.

If someone is bothering you and you plan on blocking them, just block them and go about your day.

No amount of righteousness is enough to ignore basic politeness, or else all discussions will turn into trash.

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Lots of discussions aren’t trash at all! Some of them start that way, and end in an object lesson. Nothing gets wasted round here.

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It has to be said I don’t agree with the downvotes here, even if it’s kind of funny. You went to bat for civility, and you’re right that it’s how the world should work.

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You’ve very clearly taken sides in this thread.

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Yes, but not in this particular discussion

The rest took place later. This was only a call for civility.

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No just for speaking the truth.

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When NATO had to attack Serbia to stop the ethnic cleansing, how many soldiers did Ukraine send to help NATO?

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185. Iraq, 1600. Couldn’t find good numbers on Afghanistan quickly but it seems to be on the order of 30.

Iraq sticks out, without being aware of the reasoning Ukraine had I’d say it’s to ingratiate themselves with the US, just as Poland did. 1600 people are more moral support than anything else.

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There is an ethnic cleansing going on in Palestine right now where is NATO at?

Oh right supplying the bombs to do it.

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