# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBge36D-w6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68036555-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/da261cfea6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T17:46:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Ukraine is struggling to mobilise men to fight in the war against Russia as the conflict enters into its fifth year.

The reasons many people are hesitant to sign up range from plain fear of the front line to a reluctance to fight in a war with no end in sight.
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read more about Russian attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea.
 
#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 672,807
- **Likes:** 9,680
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1,471

## Tags

bbcnews, russia, ukraine

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