Ukrainian conscription crisis

The Ukrainian conscription crisis is a term used to refer to efforts made to mobilize Ukrainian citizens to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting military, political, and public controversies it created.^[1][2][3][4] Among these include efforts from Ukrainian citizens to dodge draft orders and hide or escape the country, legislation to penalize draft evaders and require Ukrainian citizens to register information to streamline draft processes, and the employment of Territorial Recruitment Office (TCC) soldiers to enroll Ukrainians into training with efforts from citizens to resist.^[5] The need to maintain enough troops to fight on the frontline to prevent Russia from advancing into Ukrainian territory and jeopardizing Ukrainian sovereignty while adhering to democratic principles and human rights to resist the Russian image of authoritarianism created a difficult policy balance that resulted in the strong internal politicization and controversy.^[1]