what is the point? genetic diversity? women and the length of pregnancy is the limiting bottleneck. Men can have kids very late, and from what I heard, only a certain top percentage of sperm donors' products get picked.
Russians torture and mutilate their prisoners. If they get caught, they likely will not be returned with their gonads intact.<p>Is this a war crime? Yes. Is the rest of world letting it happen or actively abetting? It is!
It might even just be a cynical motivation to with zero actual intent on using it. Men under pressure to be thrown into the meat grinder will be more encouraged and motivated if they believe their legacy can continue even without what they know is a death sentence.
No, the bottleneck is the <i>desire to have children</i>. Unless you are planning to force the women, you need policies (such as these) that encourage them to <i>want</i> children.
Maybe Ukrainian women want to have kids with their partners who are soldiers? Morale boost, probably a higher willingness to fight to the possible death if you know there's a chance your genes will survive...<p>It's about more than simply having anyone's children...
There will be a million women without mates by the end of this war.<p>Its a crude solution that is deemed more acceptable than polygamy or, shudder the thought, peace negotiations.