Ukrainian Parliament member Aleksandr Fediyenko alleged that Ukraine is now recruiting mentally retarded troops into its forces, along with those who are HIV-positive and those with tuberculosis.
“Fediyenko has claimed that due to the order, the TCC [Ukrainian territorial recruitment centers] has also started mobilizing deaf people, as well as those deemed by a medical commission to have ‘mental retardation of a certain degree, complicated speech impairment, partial brain atrophy’ and other symptoms. People afflicted with HIV and open tuberculosis are also being called up, the member of parliament claimed,” RT said on Tuesday.
According to RT, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has issued ‘order 402′ which removes exemptions from the military draft, green-lighting the conscriptions of those previously deemed unfit for service.
The recent developments come on the heals of a months-long push to increase recruitment, including the relaxing of rules which previously barred those with HIV and tuberculosis from serving.
“For example, tuberculosis sufferers will only be rejected if they have serious lung damage and pose an active infection threat. People with less serious active illness will be ordered to show up for a new examination within six months. Those deemed ‘clinically treated’ are to be given less demanding roles, while patients with ‘residue changes after a treated tuberculosis’ can be sent to the frontline,” RT reported in May. “Cancer patients and HIV-positive people who are in remission are likewise considered suitable for some or all military positions under the new rules, depending on how functional they are.”
Infowars previously reported on video out of Ukraine showing a uniformed mentally retarded solider being abused by his fellow troops.
Most men between the ages of 18 and 60 are barred from leaving Ukraine. The country has also lowered the draft age from 27 to 25 and further tightened mobilization rules.
“According to Rada lawmaker Aleksey Goncharenko, over 1 million Ukrainians have been drafted since the start of the conflict, and another 160,000 are expected to be mobilized over the next three months,” RT said on Tuesday.
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