When Antonina Danylevych's husband enlisted in the Ukrainian army in March 2022, he had to line up at the draft office alongside crowds of patriotic countrymen.
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I think it's fair to say that this piece in Reuters underlines the level of demoralisation amongst Ukrainians over the conduct of the war and whether they are being led by the right people.
One stand out stat: Trust in the government has tumbled from 74% in 2022 to 39% now.
Matters of illegal 'recruitment' of fighting age men and corruption in avoiding conscription by those who can afford to do that, as well as lack of rotation of men to the front and a general feeling of funds being seized and pocketed by military chiefs and politicians for their own accounts is tipping this war against Ukraine on the home front. And the Russian barrage to come this winter will weaken their resolve even further.