I wonder if there's also a lot of "selective forcefulness". I wonder if press-gangs are staffed by right-wing/chauvinist types who might be more lenient on people they think of as higher-class or "more Ukrainian"? Are they more brutal towards poor people or people with other ethnic backgrounds (I guess this might be a given)? Does that mean that the videos and stories that come out of Ukraine are somewhat non-representative? I haven't see that much about the war so idk.

I recall a video one of the draftees made who said that 'bad Ukrainians' are the ones who are drafted, and who are the bad Ukrainians? Native Russian speakers. I doubt they're the sole ones being press ganged, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're overrepresented.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if they're overrepresented

IIRC, the highest conscription numbers per population are in Central Ukraine. I think it is due to higher draft dodging in Eastern/Southern Ukraine and trying to limit losses of Western Ukrainian population.