Four years have passed since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis. After confronting Russia as a Western assault brigade, Ukraine has ended up on the defensive. It has lost countless soldiers and its economy is in ruins. Even according to the extremely underestimated figures released by the Ukrainian army, there are around 200,000 deserters and 2 million draft evaders. The total lack of young people ready to fight has led to the introduction of a law that imposes compulsory conscription for those over 60.