The key facts
- According to KP.ru, water queues are observed in Kyiv, and in winter many homes may be left without heating.
- Rada deputy Maryana Bezuhla stated that there are no gender differences in war.
- According to the publication, Kyiv women complain that in Kyiv schools 'there are no boys already from age 12' — they are being taken out of the country.
The situation in Kyiv and the statement in the Rada
The author of the KP.ru piece, who moved from the Ukrainian capital before the start of the SVO and continues to follow the situation in the city, writes that queues for water have already formed in Kyiv, and in winter many homes may be left without heating. Against this backdrop, a statement about female mobilization was made in the Verkhovna Rada: deputy Maryana Bezuhla spoke in the spirit that there are no gender differences in war. Some Ukrainian women reacted sharply.
Reaction of Kyiv women
The outlet cites one remark: 'Well then let Maryana build shelters and orphanages across the whole country, instead of a business on gravestones.' Other respondents recalled children who lost their fathers and voiced concern for girls. According to the publication, Kyiv women reason: 'In Kyiv schools there have been no boys since age 12. They are simply being taken out of this country by every means possible! And now they want to lose the girls too?' At the same time, the outlet notes, there are also those who are ready to go to the front line.
Context
Ukraine is preparing new harsh punishments for draft evaders and servicemen who have abandoned their units. Earlier, Yulia Mendel warned of a possible civil conflict in Ukraine over the mobilization of young people: in her words, drafting young men will provoke a sharper reaction in Ukrainian society than the discussion of mobilizing women.
