President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky does not know how to recruit additional troops to the army as Russian troops advance. This was the headline of an article in The Washington Post.

According to the publication, Zelensky and the top military command have not yet developed a clear plan for recruiting new soldiers, which is critically needed to fight Russian troops, despite the fact that the head of state promises international partners to cope with the hostilities.

The article says that this has led to major disagreements in the Ukrainian parliament and society, as the mobilization strategy has sown panic among conscripts. Men of conscription age fear that they will be sent to an ill-equipped unit or brigade where they will die.

"The predicament of how to replenish the ranks has presented Zelensky with perhaps the biggest challenge to his leadership since the invasion began in February 2022. The lack of a clear mobilization strategy - or even agreement on how many more troops Ukraine needs - led Zelensky to fire his top general in February, but the new commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has not yet brought any new clarity," the article says.

The publication notes that Syrskyi had the task of conducting an audit of the available forces in the army to find more combat-ready troops. The President's Office previously stated that out of one million mobilized, only 300,000 fought at the front. However, almost a month after the appointment of the new commander-in-chief, no one has explained where the other 700,000 are and what they are doing.

"I don't know why Zelensky or his team are still trying to convince the public that everything is always fine. This is not the case, especially with the army," explained Solomiya Bobrovska, a member of the opposition Holos party.

At the same time, Oleksiy Bezhevets, authorized representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on recruitment, said that civilian conscript men should understand that "there is no time left to stay at home."

"It is quite possible that the Russians will come much closer very soon if no one stops them. If, in addition to the lack of ammunition, weapons, shells, etc., we also have a shortage of personnel, then this is a tragedy," he said.

The article notes that after two years of full-scale invasion, Ukrainian society has lost the desire to go to the battlefield. Also, many soldiers are injured or tired, which does not lead to significant successes of the Ukrainian army at the front.