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Ukraine faces ‘huge problems’ finding soldiers as men flee abroad, says Kyiv mayor

Ukraine is facing a worsening shortage of soldiers as record numbers of men flee to Europe, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned in an interview. “We have huge problems with soldiers with human resources,” Klitschko told the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, of which POLITICO is a part, acknowledging the toll that nearly four years of war has taken on Ukraine’s capacity to replenish its ranks. He said Russian troops are advancing relentlessly, describing their assaults as “like a computer game they just keep coming, they don’t care about fallen soldiers.” Under current rules, Ukrainians can be mobilized from.