Collision Resistance to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoUkraine’s average soldier is 43. How can they keep Putin at bay?www.thetimes.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square36arrow-up187arrow-down155file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkUkraine’s average soldier is 43. How can they keep Putin at bay?www.thetimes.co.ukCollision Resistance to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square36file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarePugJesuslinkfedilink10•1 year agoCorrect. Ukraine’s current conscription age is 27. They’re discussing reducing it to 25 though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThat’s for being mobilized. I think their mandatory service age is the same as in most ex-Soviet countries.
minus-square@JustUseMintlinkEnglish1•1 year agoI mean yeah sure, mobilized, that’s like 18 in the US lol was expecting that more so haha
Correct. Ukraine’s current conscription age is 27. They’re discussing reducing it to 25 though.
Woah that’s way older than I would’ve expected
That’s for being mobilized. I think their mandatory service age is the same as in most ex-Soviet countries.
I mean yeah sure, mobilized, that’s like 18 in the US lol was expecting that more so haha