When the Russian military operation began in 2022, there were 127,378 JWs in Ukraine. No doubt, many Russians had fled to Ukraine after Putin liquidated the Watchtower in Russia. Undoubtedly, though, many JWs were included among 10 million Ukrainians who fled Ukraine to avoid war conditions as well as the military conscription. Now it is illegal for anyone of draft age to leave the country, and the Nazis are rounding up everyone who can walk up to sixty years of age. I would imagine JWs still in Ukraine are either going to be forced into the military, sent to prison, or simply executed. Zelensky claims only about 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed. But satellite imagery shows acres and acres of freshly dug graves. And then there is the obvious lack of manpower. Russia says the number of dead Ukrainians is over half a million, with a similar number of wounded. Now, it is being reported that Ukrainian soldiers in the field are surrendering in large numbers to avoid dying for a lost cause.
I wonder when the Watchtower is going to start mentally and spiritually preparing young people, men and women, now that the sexes have been merged, to face the issue of military service. I have a hard time seeing young JWs today taking a stand and marching off the prison.
I wonder when the Watchtower is going to start mentally and spiritually preparing young people, men and women, now that the sexes have been merged, to face the issue of military service. I have a hard time seeing young JWs today taking a stand and marching off the prison.
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