Head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. defence officials in ukraine have described claims of corruption within its army recruitment as shameful and unacceptable . it comes after president zelensky recently fired every regional recruitment head after officials were accused of intimidation and taking bribes. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it s ok to be scared. this is the latest messaging campaign from ukraine s military. it wants people to give their details so they can be called on if needed. but what if they don t want to? translation: the system is very outdated. yehor not his real name is one of them. he s not happy with how the army finds its soldiers. translation: it s
Like soviet times. | recruiters using these methods now is unacceptable. mobilisation is why most men under 60 can t leave ukraine. here, drafting officers raid an arcade in the kyiv region. they hand out notices ordering them to sign up. russia s invasion means ukraine is constantly trying to replace soldiers. but with tens of thousands killed and even more injured or exhausted, the demand is not being met with just volunteers. but there are big questions over how it calls men up with officials being accused of intimidation, and helping some escape the country for cash. there are exemptions, including poor health but not forjust not wanting to fight. yehor watched his father suffer with mental health issues after serving in afghanistan with the soviet army. translation: each |
Russia s invasion means ukraine is constantly trying to replace soldiers. but with tens of thousands killed and even more injured or exhausted, the demand is not being met with just volunteers. but there are big questions over how it calls men up with officials being accused of intimidation, and helping some escape the country for cash. there are exemptions, including poor health but not forjust not wanting to fight. yehor watched his father suffer with mental health issues after serving in afghanistan with the soviet army. translation: each | situation is individual. the fact it s written in the constitution that all male citizens must fight is, in my opinion, not in line with today s values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft either through tip offs or leaving the country illegally unless they re caught. good evening.
Our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it s ok to be scared. this is the latest messaging campaign from ukraine s military. it wants people to give their details so they can be called on if needed. but what if they don t want to? translation: the system is very outdated. yehor not his real name is one of them. he s not happy with how the army finds its soldiers. translation: it s like soviet times. | recruiters using these methods now is unacceptable. mobilisation is why most men under 60 can t leave ukraine. here, drafting officers raid an arcade in the kyiv region. they hand out notices ordering them to sign up.