Mobilization in Ukraine: Can men be taken to the army under 27 years old

The Command of the Land Forces, commenting on the calls of the Allies to recruit younger men, stated that it would cope with the issue of mobilization of citizens. Citizens of Ukraine aged 18-27 are subject to conscription, but because of a full-scale invasion of Russian troops, it is not conducted.

The main categories of men to be mobilized are listed in the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilization Training and Mobilization", and at the same time, persons who are younger than 27 years old can replenish the Armed Forces. The former head of the UK Ministry of Defense Ben Volles called on the Ukrainian leadership for active youth mobilization. In his statement, he noted that the average age of Ukrainian fighters at the front is over 40 years.

According to Wallace, it is time to review the scale of mobilization in Ukraine. Commenting on the statements of the Western official, the head of the reserve council of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Ivan Tymochko said that representatives of partner countries could help Ukraine supply weapons, and the issue of mobilization Kiev will decide on its own. On the air of the telehole, he said that Ukraine would decide on whom to attract the army in the ranks of the army.

He asked the partners to assist with the supply of weapons and other technical means to reflect Russian aggression. "Who for this weapon and the means to plant, what age categories - we will solve ourselves taking into account our social sections, our capabilities," he said, adding that the participants of the commander -in -chief and the General Staff know better about it. Citizens of Ukraine under the age of 27 can sign contracts with the Armed Forces as volunteers.

In May, representatives of the Ministry of Defense reported that during the martial law there was no call for conscript service, for this reason they suggested improving the military records of conscripts. That same month, the Parliament of Ukraine, taking into account the demand of the government, reduced the conscript age to 25 years. But during this time the law did not come into force.

Although five months have passed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has never signed a law that reduces the mobilization age. According to the Chairman of the Council of Reservists of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Timochko, the President, apparently, has some reasons. He also said that since the beginning of a full -scale invasion, many citizens who have been 18 years old are fighting in the Armed Forces.