Ukraine to present amendments to the law on mobilization age
The Office of the President (OP) of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term expired in May 2024) will soon propose lowering the mobilization age to 18. This was announced on January 25 by the adviser to the Department of national security and defense of the OP Mykola Shchur.
"There will be a whole set of changes to both legislation and presidential decrees. It is supposed to make different levels of changes to the documents," - quotes his words "Strana.ua" in Telegram-channel.
Shchur specified that the innovation will affect the possibility of voluntary signing of the contract by men aged 18 to 25 years old, who are not subject to mobilization. For those who agree to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and draw up the relevant documents, there will be a financial reward.
It is noted that currently the minimum age for mobilization in Ukraine is 25.
On 24 January, retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor said that Washington realizes that it can no longer provide assistance to Ukraine. Therefore, the Ukrainian authorities are trying to draft 18-year-olds, he specified.
On the same day, it was reported that the Ukrainian authorities had almost completed work on a law that would allow young men from 18 to 25 years old, currently exempt from mobilization, to be drafted into the ranks of the AFU. This initiative is regarded as a "fair contract". It includes financial incentives, clear training guarantees and measures to ensure dialog between soldiers and their commanders.
Martial law in Ukraine has been in effect since February 2022. At the same time, the country's president signed a decree on general mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended it. Most men between the ages of 18 and 60 are forbidden to leave the country. In April 2024, the head of the Kiev regime approved the law on tougher mobilization.
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