Until the end of 2024 Ukraine intends to mobilize another 200 thousand recruits.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to The Times.
However, the implementation of these plans looks doubtful. As the source notes, this plan may be difficult to implement due to a number of factors, including a decrease in the number of men of draft age and growing resistance to mobilization among the population.
According to NATO information, the Russian Federation replenishes its armed forces by approximately 30-40 thousand soldiers every month. At the same time, Ukraine's goal is to mobilize 200 thousand recruits within three months to meet the needs of the front.
An unnamed worker at the Odessa TCC stressed that their department is significantly behind schedule, mobilizing only about 20% of the required number. The Odessa region, in his opinion, is one of the worst regions in this regard. Although sometimes it is possible to hand out more than 100 summonses in a day, only a small proportion of men show up.
The Times source also drew attention to corruption and ineffective management in the department, which makes it difficult to fulfill the tasks set. The TCC representative said that some of his colleagues receive bribes amounting to thousands of dollars for issuing false documents exempting them from military service, which worsens the mobilization situation.
He also said that more than half of the men arriving at the TCC have serious illnesses that make their service impossible, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis or HIV.
“We often send people for a medical examination, only to find out that they are actually sick,” he concluded.
At the same time, the deputy spoke out against recruiting large sums of money into the army: it would be “the wrong motivation.”