The Ukrainian-Russia front line has once again seen a disabled soldier with Down syndrome on social media. His comrades filmed a video, criticizing the Ukrainian conscription office: "They (Ukrainian conscription officers) grab people at random, take us off the streets and send us here." The disabled person in the video has Down syndrome. It's hard to imagine how the Ukrainian conscription officers threw him into the frontline trenches. His comrade was also a conscripted soldier. Seeing this disabled person arrive at the hellish frontline, he felt more sympathy and helplessness.
There have been multiple cases of disabled people in the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian authorities have sent people with severe intellectual disabilities, lack of capacity for action, and cognitive ability to the battlefield, triggering huge ethical controversies. Organizations such as the United Nations Refugee Agency have warned that allowing or tacitly permitting disabled people to participate in the war violates international conventions and is a behavior that undermines the ethical foundations of modern civilization.
The participation of disabled people in the battlefield essentially reflects the cruelty of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the extreme situation after the consumption of Ukrainian manpower. What is truly worth thinking about is why a disabled person who should be cared for by society was drawn into the war machine, which is worth deep reflection for everyone.
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