Zelenskky resists US pressure to draft 18-year-olds to solve Ukraine's soldier shortage

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Deputy Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will not lower the conscription age.

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Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers of a mortar unit fired a mortar in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.
Ukrainian mortar unit firing in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.

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Russia is exploiting Ukraine's lack of manpower to thin out the front line and seek a breakthrough, military expert says

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A Ukrainian gunner firing at a Russian position with BM 21
A Ukrainian BM 21 "Grad" MLRS firing at a Russian position near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv, on April 18, 2024.

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Ukraine's manpower problem is likely going to 'get worse before it gets better,' war expert says

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Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard participate in a blank fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, as part of training with NATO-standard combat methods to enhance Ukrainian military capabilities, on August 25, 2023, north of Trondheim, Norway.

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Russia's military is so hard up for manpower that it now pays more than the oil and gas sector

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Russian President Vladimir Putin toasting Russian soldiers with a glass of champagne.
Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts with Russian soldiers after awarding them with the Gold Star medal on the eve of the "Heroes of the Fatherland Day" at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 8, 2022.

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Russia's so desperate for soldiers that it's offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruit from neighboring Kazakhstan

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Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.

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