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‘I missed my child’s birth’: the Ukrainians avoiding conscription at all cost

The Times & The Sunday Times
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61% Informative

Ukraine 's President Zelensky recently followed President Putin in mobilising convicts.

Ukraine passed a controversial new law in May that requires every man of draft age — 25 to 60 — to register so they can be called up.

Unmarked vans containing officers in dark uniforms checking for draft dodgers are becoming a common sight.

51,000 criminal cases were initiated for desertion and abandonment of a military unit between January and September of this year .

More than 50,000 troops have lost at least one limb.

Many young men are paying bribes to avoid a call-up to be called up.

VR Score

66

Informative language

65

Neutral language

43

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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