Why else hand out AK47's to untrained civilians

Presumably because they ran out of trained civilians to hand them out to, not that I am familiar with how the handing out procedure went on. If your latter claim is accurate, chances are they were trained civilians, given that your average ex-USSR thug did go through conscription service.

Why else conscript all males 18-60 years old and ban them from leaving the country?

Because it's a fucking war, you idiot. Not some minor stomping on a country with vastly inferior military that would degenerate into dealing with insurgency after cleaning up the country in few days, but actual war against opponent that has far superior firepower on paper. Now, I am sure if one day your country gets invaded by opponent with comparable firepower (let alone greater one), the first thing you will do is lift white flag and wave it around while fleeing for your life, but sometimes governments don't like it.

This is all about protecting their illegal operations and massive money laundering operations rather than protecting Ukranian civilians.

That you're probably right on, by the way. Ukrainian civilians in this situation are nothing but people caught in crossfire between aging checkist and globohomo (whether it is cooperation or conflict, fuck if I know, both work).

Why else hand out AK47's to untrained civilians

Presumably because they ran out of trained civilians to hand them out to, not that I am familiar with how the handing out procedure went on. If your latter claim is accurate, chances are they were trained civilians, given that your average ex-USSR thug did go through conscription service.

Why else conscript all males 18-60 years old and ban them from leaving the country?

Because it's a fucking war, you idiot. Not some minor stomping on a country with vastly inferior military that would degenerate into dealing with insurgency after cleaning up the country in few days, but actual war against opponent that has far superior firepower on paper. Now, I am sure if one day your country gets invaded by opponent with comparable firepower (let alone greater one), the first thing you will do is lift white flag and wave it around while fleeing for your life, but sometimes governments don't like it.

This is all about protecting their illegal operations and massive money laundering operations rather than protecting Ukranian civilians.

That you're probably right on, by the way. Ukrainian civilians in this situation are nothing but people caught in crossfire between aging checkist and globohomo.