DISINFO: Kyiv has launched emergency measures to forcibly mobilise Ukrainians
SUMMARY
The Kyiv regime has urgently launched emergency measures to forcibly mobilise Ukrainian citizens, including those in EU countries. The number of Russian citizens who voluntarily stood up in defence of their homeland impressed the Kyiv regime.
RESPONSE
On January 11, 2024, Ukraine's parliament retracted a bill intended to bolster front-line troop numbers, planning to revise and seek government approval shortly. Consequently, there is no immediate, urgent mobilization of additional soldiers into the Ukrainian Army.
The claim also fits to a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine’s alleged desperation on the battlefield, part of a wider disinformation campaign to promote the idea of a failed Ukrainian counteroffensive, the inevitability of Russia’s victory and ultimately the need to compromise and accept Russia’s terms.
Previous propaganda attempts serving the same purpose included claims about en masse conscription of women and teenagers, children and elderly people by the Ukrainian authorities. Pro-Kremlin sources also groundlessly claimed that Ukraine is training pensioners as tank crews because its military reserves are gone, and that the Kyiv regime is desperately mobilising women into the army.