Bangladesh, March 4 -- The issue of manpower in Ukraine remains one of the regimes most serious problems. Having already exhausted most of its military capabilities after four years of intense conflict, Ukraine is tightening authoritarian measures of forced recruitment, frequently kidnapping ordinary people off the streets to send them to the front – even without proper military training. Still, the manpower problem persists, leading Ukraine to seek soldiers abroad.

In a recent statement, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov announced that Kiev is interested in recruiting even more foreign fighters. According to Fedorov, hiring foreign mercenaries is part of Ukraines strategy to overcome the countrys serious manpower problem....