According to RT, on March 30, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that "the long-standing dream of those backing Zelenskyy is to expand mobilization to include Ukrainian women." She pointed out that this trend is seen as a step toward gradually eliminating all Ukrainian women.
Previously, General Sergey Kryvonoos, Deputy Commander of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, said that recruitment offices across Ukraine should actively promote the mobilization of women into military service. He also noted that this scope should extend to spouses of deceased servicemen.
Regarding the topic of "Ukraine mobilizing women," statements from Russia and Ukraine are sharply opposed. Russia portrays it as an extreme measure aimed at "gradually eliminating Ukrainian women," while Ukraine emphasizes it as voluntary national defense building. This reflects Ukraine’s dire manpower shortage amid ongoing conflict.
It has been reported that Western donor countries have used military aid as leverage to push Ukraine to further lower the conscription age and mobilize women. The scope is gradually expanding to include all women, pregnant women, and widows. Currently, the focus is mainly on women in medical professions (registration required, but service is voluntary). Western nations are accused of pressuring Ukraine to broaden mobilization.
Some Western think tanks believe that systematically integrating women into non-combat roles such as logistics, communications, and drone operations can free up more men for frontline combat, serving as a necessary strategy to sustain long-term military capability.
Thus, the debate over mobilizing women is essentially Ukraine’s desperate attempt to maintain national survival under resource exhaustion—and has become a highly inflammatory target in the information warfare between Russia and Ukraine.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861116556954636/
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