Comment by IAmBroom
Thanks, Putin-bot.
Ukraine is fighting for its very existence, and to avoid enslavement and genocide of its people (using long-established UN definitions of genocide).
Conscription is justifiable in such cases.
Thanks, Putin-bot.
Ukraine is fighting for its very existence, and to avoid enslavement and genocide of its people (using long-established UN definitions of genocide).
Conscription is justifiable in such cases.
I don't think we have a totally verified number up to this day. It's definitely several thousands as Ukrainian army actively prevented civilians to leave the city, so significant number died under collapsed buildings.
Overall, according to UN "More than 12,654 civilian men, women, girls, and boys have been killed, and over 29,392 injured since 24 February 2022, as verified by HRMMU."
https://ukraine.un.org/en/289667-civilian-harm-and-human-rig...
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293409/civilian-deaths-...
With the May of 2025 the total casualties are claimed as 13341:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293492/ukraine-war-casu...
Ukraine - as how it wants to exist in the present: West-oriented and with Ukrainian-speaking population - can exist without these parts Russia demands. Those parts were Russia oriented in the first place. There is no reason to forcefully conscript those unwilling to fight and send them to die for no reason. This war shouldn't be lasting that long. "Threat to it's very existence" is a lie, Ukraine will be smaller, but it could have much stronger identity. The risk of losing more land to Russia is much higher than keeping pushing up this false ideology about "existence risk". Why there is still no referendum about Crimea, which Zelenskiy promised, if elected? He has drastically changed the course for some reason and many Ukrainians oppose this suicidal fighting for nothing. There is minerals deal already - time to stop and negotiate some better terms, instead of blank refusing them.
PS: I think I recalled Dennis' nickname.. Y0nkie :) dude, hope you will get out of this safe and sound. I know it's not your war, as neither it would have been mine, should I have stayed in Ukraine..