Our community is divided over Ukraine’s draft crisis. While some empathised with those fearing the front line, others stressed the duty to fight, and many debated how the army could be better organised
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Our community is divided over Ukraine’s draft crisis. While some empathised with those fearing the front line, others stressed the duty to fight, and many debated how the army could be better organised
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