Forced Conscription: Ukraine to Mobilize 200,000 Armed Forces; Hyperinflation on the Way?

The war in Ukraine is going so well for Kiev that .... Ukraine will force 200,000 more into the army.

According to military prosecutor Anatoly Matios, there will be three waves of mobilization in 2015. The overall plan is to call 200,000 Ukrainians into military service.

Ukraine will begin on January 20, 2015 with 50,000 reservists and conscripts. There will be mandatory training at training centers. The next wave of fighters will be directed to the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) Zone until March 2015.

"Azov" and "Kiev" fighters will also join ATO on a rotation basis.

Hello Mish

The 50,000-100,000 reserve call-up is for ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operations), what they call the war in eastern Ukraine. These future soldiers will generally be from 25-60 years old.

Call-ups impact nearly every family in Ukraine. My girlfriend's son-in-law is a reserve officer. Her ex-husband is a retired officer who has already been called.

Interestingly, he is absolutely pro-Russian, but accepts his position as an artillery trainer where he personally does not shoot at the "enemy" to keep his pension.

Her son, a 19-year-old who recently dropped out of school, is suddenly eligible for the special call-up beginning today. Her best friend's son, mid 30's, came to Prague illegally to escape this "draft". He was sitting in my flat a couple days ago. He used to work in Poland, but the Poles have dramatically tightened up to avoid an onslaught of Ukrainian workers.

Steven