The Daily Populous Thursday November 28th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by kyivpost.com and submitted by Y0urCat

Dmytro Lytvyn, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser, responded to recent calls for Kyiv to lower the conscription age from 25 to 18 by saying that there are not enough weapons to begin with.

AP News reported Wednesday that the White House is allegedly pushing Ukraine to lower the conscription age to boost manpower, citing an unnamed senior Biden administration official, which echoed a statement by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Nov. 19.

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Lytvyn responded on Wednesday evening by saying that Ukraine lacks weapons, not people, in fending off Russia’s invasion. He said delays in weapon deliveries from allies meant Kyiv “lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers.”

“It doesn’t make sense to see calls for Ukraine to lower the mobilization age, presumably in order to draft more people, when we can see that previously announced equipment is not arriving on time. Because of these delays, Ukraine lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers,” Lytvyn said on social media.

Heavy-Scientist-2394 on November 28th, 2024 at 12:21 UTC »

So for three years the West has been squeezing help by drop, and even putting restrictions on what was given. And all this time ukrainian soldiers have been dying in artificially disadvantaged situation. And now they call to throw more people in battle. Sorry, but me, ukrainian, it infuriates. Maybe first you will give hundreds of abramses and thousands of bradlies? Allow us to strike as deep as possible into russia. Otherwise... yes, we will lose, it will be terrible for us, but you, the West, will also suffer magnitudes more than now. The world order will change.

Y0urCat on November 28th, 2024 at 12:14 UTC »

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser dismissed calls to lower the conscription age and said weapon delivery delays meant there were not enough weapons for existing troops already.

Dmytro Lytvyn, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser, responded to recent calls for Kyiv to lower the conscription age from 25 to 18 by saying that there are not enough weapons to begin with.

AP News reported Wednesday that the White House is allegedly pushing Ukraine to lower the conscription age to boost manpower, citing an unnamed senior Biden administration official, which echoed a statement by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Nov. 19.

Lytvyn responded on Wednesday evening by saying that Ukraine lacks weapons, not people, in fending off Russia’s invasion. He said delays in weapon deliveries from allies meant Kyiv “lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers.”

"It doesn’t make sense to see calls for Ukraine to lower the mobilization age, presumably in order to draft more people, when we can see that previously announced equipment is not arriving on time. Because of these delays, Ukraine lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers,” Lytvyn said on social media.

Ukraine Rejects Calls to Lower Conscription Age to 18 – ‘Lacks Weapons to Equip Already Mobilized Soldiers’ President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser dismissed calls to lower the conscription age and said weapon delivery delays meant there were not enough weapons for existing troops already.

Dmytro Lytvyn, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser, responded to recent calls for Kyiv to lower the conscription age from 25 to 18 by saying that there are not enough weapons to begin with.

AP News reported Wednesday that the White House is allegedly pushing Ukraine to lower the conscription age to boost manpower, citing an unnamed senior Biden administration official, which echoed a statement by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Nov. 19.

Lytvyn responded on Wednesday evening by saying that Ukraine lacks weapons, not people, in fending off Russia’s invasion. He said delays in weapon deliveries from allies meant Kyiv “lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers.”

“It doesn’t make sense to see calls for Ukraine to lower the mobilization age, presumably in order to draft more people, when we can see that previously announced equipment is not arriving on time. Because of these delays, Ukraine lacks weapons to equip already mobilized soldiers,” Lytvyn said on social media.

He went on to say that Kyiv’s allies “have complete access to the data and can compare promises to actual deliveries.”

“Ukraine cannot be expected to compensate for delays in logistics or hesitation in support with the youth of our men on the frontline,” he added.

Ukraine introduced a new mobilization law in May that lowered the minimum age for conscription from 27 to 25 and replaced conscription with military training for men aged 18-25.

On Oct. 29, the Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security Council Oleksandr Lytvynenko told Parliament that the army planned to recruit another 160,000 people, which is expected to take place over three months.

GlimmeringTwilights on November 28th, 2024 at 12:02 UTC »

a tough situation for ukraine, without a proper weapon to combat even the best trained soldiers cant fight effectively.