Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv

"Ukraine is now enforcing a new mobilization law which is being called 'divisive' among

many Ukrainian citizens and some political leaders. The law requires men ages 18-60 to carry their military paperwork at all times to be presented to authorities on demand. It lowers the minimum draft age from 27 to 25 (Ukraine has a demographic shortage of men ages 18-25). And, all military age Ukrainian men abroad must come back to Ukraine to renew their passports, including refugees driven from their homes in the early days of the war." ZH