- manhandled by seven troops and forced into a yellow van
- recruiter punches man to bait him into agitation, the others take him down, slamming him into some stairs, beating him and shoving him into a van
- witnesses film man detained by recruiters on a side walk as they drive by
- woman captured on security camera bidding her husband(?) farewell as he is suddenly conscripted in public, after stepping out of his vehicle
- family try to protect man as he is forcefully conscripted
- man physically coerced into recruitment bus by armed soldiers
- drivers film man being chased on foot by recruiters
- man held down and zip tied by recruiters
- man beaten and shoved into the trunk of a van
- man beams recruiter in the face with a rock before making a run for it
- man grasps onto sign post as he is manhandled by several recruiters
- man appears to break down into tears from a distance as he is coerced into military service
- family cries out and attempts to rescue man from recruitment
BONUS (related):
- Zelensky admits it is in US interests to use Ukraine
- Ukrainian soldiers explain why they are refusing orders (Jan 2023)
- foreman 2nd grade Shalimov Oleg Nikolaevich of volunteer 35th brigade 3rd battalion explains how he is frustrated with a government policy which fails to compensate the families of fallen soldiers if their bodies aren't recovered. He points out that bodies often cannot be recovered because they are behind enemy lines or there is no identifiable physical remains left to recover.
well if they run out of Ukrainians to feed into the meatgrinder, wouldn't the next logical step be mercenaries?
Slaves are cheaper than mercenaries
Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) et al are awaiting the call.
Me slowly becoming pro Ukraine when American pmcs are contracted to be slaughtered against Russian pmcs and vis versa
american volunteers and mercenaries have been there for a while, since before the russians, fighting in the civil war.
They are already using mercenaries, apparently r/russianwarfootage or something produced some Columbian mercenaries getting into fights with Ukrainians over not getting paid, got pepper sprayed and beat iirc.
I dunno.
At this point, any mercs that actually pay attention would probably find work elsewhere and those who are more "adventurism" oriented won't live much past a few engagements to make a difference.
Get the west to deport back everyone who fled the country.