Restrictions on Exiting Ukraine, Military Registration for Women with Medical Background Russia | Ukraine | Medicine

Officials from the United States and Europe have stated that the United States is about to approve the provision of an army tactical missile system to Ukraine. The range of the Army Tactical Missile System is approximately 190 miles, equivalent to 305 kilometers, and can be launched by the Hamas rocket launcher, which is sufficient for the Ukrainian army to strike Russian targets behind the front lines.

US President Biden did not approve the provision of this missile to Ukraine earlier, partly due to concerns among US officials that Ukraine may use missiles to attack Russian territory, escalating the conflict into a large-scale war between the West and Russia.

At the same time, the Ukrainian side announced that Ukrainian women with a medical education background should undergo military registration and obtain reserve military status from October 1st, thus being restricted from leaving the country. Ukraine has begun to mobilize patients with tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, HIV infection and mental illness to join the military.

Ukraine may take several months to receive missiles

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is stalemate, and Ukraine's counterattack is weak. Prior to the Army's tactical missile system, the United States and European countries had announced that they would provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and depleted uranium missiles to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian military.

"In recent times, the support of the United States and the West for Ukraine has been continuously increasing. They have trained F-16 pilots, provided weapons such as depleted uranium bombs and cluster ammunition, and strengthened Ukraine's capabilities on the battlefield, especially enhancing Ukrainian military firepower. Another trend on the Russian Ukrainian battlefield recently is that both sides are continuously increasing their attack on each other's rear areas outside of the frontal battlefield." Chen Yu, Deputy Director of the Eurasian Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, told a Beijing Daily client reporter that the United States' provision of a longer range army tactical missile system to Ukraine will help strengthen Ukraine's ability to strike Russia. The United States and the West are still trying to help the Ukrainian army achieve effectiveness and gain an advantage in the counterattack. "But the US and the West providing Ukraine with more and more advanced weapons will inevitably amplify the risk of conflict escalation and escalation."

Vice Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs, Finner, emphasized that the US is not yet ready to announce this measure when referring to the provision of an army tactical missile system to the Ukrainian military. US officials have also stated that the Army's tactical missile system may be included in the upcoming security assistance plan, and it may take several months for Ukraine to receive the missile.

Cui Heng, a lecturer at the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Judicial Exchange Training Base at the Shanghai Institute of Political Science and Law, said that the statement of "a few months" is worth noting, because it is hard to say how the Russia-Ukraine conflict will develop in a few months. This is like giving a check that will only be cashed in a long time, providing nominal assistance to the Ukrainian side and giving the Biden administration extra points, but in reality, no one can say what will happen a few months later. Cui Heng said that providing missiles to Ukraine, even short-range missiles, would mean breaking through the red line and potentially causing the situation to spiral out of control, with serious consequences. Therefore, there is great resistance to opposition within the United States.

After female medical staff enter the front line, male medical staff can be converted into combat personnel

"The conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict has reached a very critical stage, falling into a very intense war of attrition, and both sides have suffered huge losses. Ukraine has continued to invest a large number of forces in this counter offensive, and more and more reserves have been invested. The casualties on the battlefield are rising, and human resources consumption is high." Chen Yu said that Ukraine's military registration for women with medical education background and restrictions on leaving the country is to expand the source of troops, while strengthening medical capabilities, and try to maintain the combat effectiveness in the counter offensive.

The Ukrainian counterattack began in early June this year. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that as of early September, the Ukrainian military has suffered losses of over 66000 personnel and 7600 weapons, including German Leopard tanks, French AMX tanks, and American Bradley infantry tanks.

Cui Heng told a Beijing Daily client reporter that Ukraine restricts women with medical and pharmaceutical education backgrounds from going abroad and forces them to obtain reserve military status in order to be sent to the battlefield at any time, reflecting the high casualties and medical pressure of Ukrainian counterattacks, as well as the tight manpower on the front line. After female medical staff step onto the front line, male medical staff can be converted into combat personnel to make up for the shortage of combat personnel, which is also a helpless move. On the other hand, talents with a medical and pharmaceutical background, regardless of gender, are also talents that Europe needs, and they are already easy to immigrate overseas. In the situation where there is no hope of ending the conflict in the short term, the migration tendency of technical personnel and knowledge groups is stronger. If the Ukrainian government does not take measures, more and more people will immigrate overseas.

The latest data released by the independent think tank "Ukrainian Institute for the Future" in early June this year shows that the population of Ukraine has decreased from about 37.6 million when the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out last February to about 29 million. The Russian side claims that "over ten million people" have fled Ukraine since February last year, of which about 8.6 million have permanently left Ukraine.

G20 countries have different views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

The just concluded G20 summit passed a joint communiqu é. In the communique, although all parties condemned the use of force in Ukraine to gain territorial benefits, they did not explicitly condemn Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikolanko said, "Ukraine is grateful to those partners who have tried to use tough language in the communique text. At the same time, in terms of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the G20 is not something to be proud of.".

"The other parts of the G20 joint communiqu é have already been written, and the political part only reached a compromise on September 9th. If a compromise cannot be reached, the G20 summit is likely not to have a statement, which India does not want to see. India has also helped coordinate the positions of all parties," Cui Heng said.

Russia's G20 Affairs Coordinator Lukash said that the G20 Joint Communique reflects Ukraine's balanced stance on the issue and its desire to resolve conflicts around the world. "Half of the G20 member states refuse to interpret Ukraine's developments from the perspective of Western interests," Lukash said, stating that the communique successfully reached a "consensus language.".

Chen Yu said that there are different types of countries on the G20 stage, and the western countries, the vast number of developing countries and southern countries have different views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In the eyes of developing countries, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a military conflict caused by a variety of complex factors. This difference in viewpoint is an important reason for achieving the final announcement in the G20 Communique.

"In China's view, the occurrence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has a very complex historical context and realistic factors. We should not unilaterally criticize any of them, nor should we readily resort to sanctions to solve problems. What is more important is to promote peace and dialogue, and end the conflict as soon as possible," Chen Yu said.