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MacbookOnFire t1_ja2t8e1 wrote

Reply to comment by Beanbag_Ninja in A year on, the Ukranian couple who got married just hours after Russia invaded their country are still going strong! by Beanbag_Ninja

Men can leave the defense force in the middle of a war?

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Lo10bee t1_ja2vtr0 wrote

Actually reading the article was a great way to get all the information. After Russia withdrew from Kyiv the military decided they needed to become more professional, so volunteers were let go unless they had previous military experience.

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Edarneor t1_ja3gn0j wrote

It's just the opposite of Russia, who declared mobilization in autumn and drafted 300k mostly untrained people. And, according to Putin's order, once you're in you CAN'T legally be let go, until wounded or dead. There's just no way out. Ridiculous

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InaMellophoneMood t1_ja2v6kj wrote

If you're in a militia, not the military, it makes sense. I assume they could still get drafted into the military proper, but local defence of Kyiv or other cities far from the front is not as pressing of a need as last year.

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