Ukraine’s army is struggling to find good recruits
...One older recruit didn’t even have the chance to pick up his false teeth. After less than a week in the trenches of the Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, the platoon of 20 had been reduced by six. Three had been killed in action, three seriously wounded....
...Army chiefs are struggling to fill places with the willing; some are resorting to conscription raids on gyms and shopping centres. Few of those who are signed up this way make good soldiers.
...“We’re seeing 45- to 47-year-olds,” one senior officer complains. “They are out of breath by the time they reach the front line.”
