Captured soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces spoke about the conscription of those unfit for service in Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are en masse conscripting those unfit for service, prisoners said

The conscription into the Ukrainian army of people unfit for service either for health reasons or age has become widespread, Ukrainian prisoners of war told RIA Novosti.

One of the Ukrainian prisoners of war named Nazar Vashkevich said that he was drafted despite having an implant installed – a plate on his arm. “They didn’t care,” said the Ukrainian.

The second fighter named Viktor Tkachenko said that the Ukrainian military registration and enlistment office called him up for the fifth time, despite the fact that he has several diseases that preclude military service.

“There are many articles on diseases: hypertension, gastric hernia, pinched intervertebral cartilage,” said Tkachenko.

The prisoners also spoke about the conscription of older and too young people.

Martial law has been declared in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and general mobilization was announced the next day. The country legally prohibits men aged 18 to 60 from traveling abroad, and summonses are handed out in a variety of places.

Previously, a bill on the mobilization of men abroad was announced in Ukraine, which also provides for receiving summonses and undergoing mobilization. It also became known that disabled people of the 3rd group were no longer allowed to travel abroad to Ukraine, and from January 1 it was planned to close travel for disabled people of groups 1-2.

It was also reported that in 2023, more than 220 groups were identified in Ukraine that transported army evaders abroad. After the start of the SVO, the Ukrainian border service detained more than 17 thousand Ukrainians attempting to illegally travel abroad, The Times reported. The services of “guides” cost about $3.5-5 thousand; for this money they promise to take the draft dodger across the border or buy him fake documents. “The numbers looking to leave look set to increase as a controversial new bill seeks to mobilize an additional 500,000 people,” the article said.