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2025-01-06 03:52:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EFFC6A9F9A5342A646DC6FA0E1DEF34A9210DBF5770728A8EC648F7D124882A8
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The war, which started with Russia invading Ukraine, is Russia's war of choice - not Ukraine, which is fighting for survival. Zelensky's son was 9 when the war began. Putin deploys teenage conscripts, while Ukraine's draft age was 27 when the war began. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/08/born-under-putin-dead-under-putin-russias-teenage-soldiers-dying-in-ukraine-a77272 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/16/ukraine-russia-soldiers-conscripts-kursk/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-kursk-incursion-tests-young-russian-conscripts-mettle-2024-08-29/ https://www.defensemagazine.com/article/ukraine-wants-to-lower-the-draft-age-from-27-to-25-it-would-gain-up-to-half-a-million-soldiers
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