Born in Ireland, now lives in Russia where he gets his paycheck from the government.I have no idea who Chay Bowes is nor do I particularly care; though I'm guessing he's not Russian/Ukrainian. But I really don't think his money is going towards people getting drafted. Nations tend to do that regardless and I don't see Ukraine's case as being some incredible exception. To me he just sounds like some ignoramus.
Nations usually tend to draft men without abducting them off the streets.Nations tend to do that regardless
Russians are forcing Ukrainians under the age of 60 to register for military service. In case of refusal, the Russians threaten to dismiss them and further restrict their employment.
It's quite telling that you equalize mandatory registering with press gang mobilization going on in Ukraine, admitted even in Western media.Russians are forcing Ukrainians under the age of 60 to register for military service.
Ukrainian army accepts 18+ "He couldn't wait to join" volunteers just as well.Thousands of Russian teenagers have already died in Ukraine. Ukraine has not resorted to that yet.
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‘He couldn’t wait to join’: thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war
Moscow is spending millions to try to mould a new generation willing to give their lives in military servicewww.theguardian.com
I'm not saying they violate any international laws by this practice. Probably not.Sorry @red_elk I usually enjoy many of your posts.
But I thought "draft" means forcing people to go to war? People are definitely dragged from homes, streets, schools, wherever.
I am not aware that United Nations, or any mainstream rules of war, objecting to press gangs for defensive wars.
At least Ukraine can manage a mobilization, unlike Russia.Ukrainian army accepts 18+ "He couldn't wait to join" volunteers just as well.
I'm not saying they violate any international laws by this practice. Probably not.
Yeah, that is kind of the thing... What the Ukranians are trying to do here is the continuation of a revolution in their society. So, sure, Russia will not try it, unless after there has first been a revolutionary moment also in Russia.Yeah, if that's what you call "managing a mobilization", hope Russia will never be able to do it.
Who are the revolutionaries - the ones who do the beating and packing people in vans, or those who flee?What the Ukranians are trying to do here is the continuation of a revolution in their society.
I wasn't expecting you to even be able to get that one. Russia as it currently is, is set up to be by definition incapable of understanding Ukraine and what is going on with it. The war will go on, and the Russian incomprehension will mount.Who are the revolutionaries - the ones who beat up people and packing them in vans, or those who flee?
Likewise, your pretending to understand both Ukraine and Russia better than me never gets old.I wasn't expecting you to even be able to get that one. Russia as it currently is, is set up to be by definition incapable of understanding Ukraine and what is going on with it. The war will go on, and the Russian incomprehension will mount.
if you hadn't blatantly lied to our faces here, maybe that wouldn't be the case.Likewise, your pretending to understand both Ukraine and Russia better than me never gets old.
By the way, bribes to evade mobilization still perfectly work in Ukraine, just FYI.
I did neither, you might be projecting here.if you hadn't blatantly lied to our faces here, maybe that wouldn't be the case.
or if you hadn't lied, you were ignorant of things we knew..
Nope. This claim was already discussed and debunked.Ethnic minorities are 'somehow' overrepresented among Russian casualties, relative to the whole population mix.
Generally, the pattern is that the fatality rates are higher in economically deprived regions, some of which are ethnic republics. It is unlikely that the ethnic gaps in mortality are driven mostly by the conscious policies of ethnic profiling and discrimination. Regional socio-economic inequalities affecting the rates of recruitment in the military appear to be a more important factor. It is not a specifically Russian phenomenon that careers in the military are more attractive for young men in poorer areas with fewer civilian opportunities. Kriner and Shen (2010) provide evidence of the casualty gaps in the US military in the WWII and the wars in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. Maynard (2009) estimate the correlation coefficients between mortality rates and per capita income at the US state level for the wars in Vietnam (r = 0.51) and Iraq (r = 0.52). The correlation coefficients are very similar to the one estimated with the Russian data in this study (r = 0.48).
Even those not in power do not need it. Dodging mobilization is not criminalized in Russia, there is only administrative fine for that.I'd guess that in Russia, those in power do not need to bribe anyone to save their sons or brothers