As Trump Warns Ukraine Is ‘Running Low On Soldiers,’ Zelenskyy Bets On Young Volunteers

By Farangis Najibullah

(RFE/RL) -- The Ukrainian military has begun recruiting 18-24-year-olds on a voluntary basis as the armed forces face a dire shortage of manpower to hold off the invading Russian troops.

In its latest bid to replenish the ranks of its army -- depleted by three years of full-scale war -- Ukraine has...