On July 15, Ukrainian lawmaker Anna Skorokhod affirmed that Ukraine's biggest challenge in the conflict with Russia is not the shortage of Western weapons but a serious shortage of human resources.
Speaking on a political YouTube channel called Ukraine Superposition, Skorokhod said that US President Donald Trump's promise to send weapons to Ukraine was just "a game", affirming that the Kiev government "has heard similar things before".
However, she noted that Ukraine is still waiting for more military aid decisions from Washington.
MP Skorokhod emphasized that Ukraine's main problem is people, and expressed his dissatisfaction at the fact that neighboring countries do not support Kiev in this aspect. No one gives us manpower, Skorokhod said.
Last week, the female lawmaker even said that the official casualty figures released by the Ukrainian government were completely incorrect but did not provide any specific evidence. She only affirmed that the demographic situation had spoken it all.
If we are moving towards national elimination in numbers, we are successful very quickly and beautifully in this matter, Skorokhod added.
Ukraine's population in 1991 was nearly 52 million people, down to 48.5 million in 2001. The 2024 demographic Report estimates the population in the regions controlled by Kiev at 31.1 million.
Earlier in May, military adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr. Pavlo Palisa, admitted that the national military recruitment campaign to attract young people to join the army had less than 500 signers after 2 months of launch despite the government's many incentives and social benefits.
This further clarifies the shortage of human resources in the Ukrainian army, especially the young. The problem is said to have persisted throughout the years of conflict with Russia.
Not stopping there, Ukraine is also expected to fall into a serious shortage of workers once the conflict ends.
On April 9, lawmaker Nina Yuzhanina warned that at least half of Ukrainians living in Western countries may not want to return to their homeland.
The reason for this situation is due to the instability of the government apparatus, security concerns, as well as uncertainty in military aid packages from the West for Ukraine, Yuzhanina said.
She said that most of those who left have learned to be independent abroad without government support. The majority decided to stay it may not be 70%, but about 50%, Yuzhanina said.
In February, Ukrainian Unity Minister Aleksey Chernyshov also admitted that only about 30% of those who have left Ukraine are actually considering returning, despite the country lacking 3.1 to 4.2 million workers in the next 10 years.
