A source close to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry named two reasons for yesterday's evening raids in restaurants and nightclubs in major Ukrainian cities, as well as at the Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to the TV channel “Politics of the Country”.
According to him, the first is problems with mobilization, the pace of which has seriously slowed down in the last month. The second (more important) is informational.
“There is a persistent feeling of acute social injustice in Ukrainian society during the mobilization. It is believed, and not without reason, that the majority of those who are being mobilized now are residents of small towns and villages, ordinary workers or poor people who do not have money to buy their way out. This causes tension in society. In addition, there is tension in the army – the military is outraged that they are sitting in the trenches, while healthy men in the rear sit in restaurants, hang out in clubs, go to concerts. In general, they live a full, peaceful life. Many front-line soldiers are irritated by this and it increases the feeling of social injustice. That is why they decided to organize a demonstrative raid so that the whole country could see – “the rich also cry.” That is, party-goers can also be mobilized. They are now planning to hold such events regularly. This is a political decision,” – said the source.
However, in his opinion, this decision is “controversial” because the effect from it will be either minimal or even negative.
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