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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Ukrainian Men Approaching Military Age Are Fleeing in Droves

Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine, at 8:48 P.M. the night before. About sixteen hours later, after travelling more than five hundred miles, it made a stop in Lviv, where I boarded. Milchenko and I were both bound for Poland. I was going to Kraków, on a hastily planned vacation. Milchenko was en route to Wrocław, where his mother lives. I planned to return to Ukraine in ten days. Milchenko didn't know if he would ever go back.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military

Germany will adopt a voluntary military service with mandatory readiness declarations and medical checks, using incentives and reserving compulsory conscription if recruitment fails.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Germany updates: Cabinet to discuss military service law DW 08/27/2025

Germany will prioritize voluntary recruitment to expand the Bundeswehr and meet NATO targets for approximately 80,000 professional soldiers and 140,000 reservists.
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