Demobilization for the soldiers in 55 years: Are the "grandparents" to continue service in the army

According to Alexei Goncharenko, People's Solidarity MP, this is necessary because most men 55-60 years old have a worse health, are often recognized as "limited" and are physically unable to perform all combat missions. "The military who serve since 2022, especially those who have suffered injuries or have reached 50+ age, need rotation or demobilization.

Commanders note that the" army is old "and senior servicemen cannot always effectively perform certain combat missions," he said Alexei Goncharenko. He noted that those who want to continue the service would be able to do so at their own request. Focus has learned what the problem can solve, and tells what military personnel think about it. In conversation with the focus of Alexei Goncharenko, he stressed that the new bill solves two questions at once.

First, it is a stop of mobilization of people in 55 years. "While it is temporarily stopped by the Directive Command of the Land Forces, which managed to achieve in September. But the directive can be canceled at any time. Obviously, these people cannot bring something seriously to the armies, so they do not need to be touched," he explained.

The People's Deputy reported that the initiative will also allow people to be released from the army in 55 years, while some of them have been fighting for over two years. In his opinion, it is obvious that their health no longer allows you to fight. "Those who are in strength and ready will be able to continue for desire, and others will have the opportunity to be released, return to their families.

Therefore, it is necessary to decide, because these people are, and they do not bring great benefit to the army, they are already exhausted. And today they have no opportunity to be released, "Goncharenko said. People's Deputy, a member of the "servant of the people" Yulia Yatsyk told Focus that the Provisional Special Commission of the Verkhovna Rada (TSC BP) during the investigation of the work of the Tax Code found that men from 55 to 60 years could be recognized as suitable, but limited.

In fact, they are not suitable for certain tasks in the war zone, while they are more suitable for rear positions. "That is why we have suggested to reduce such a limit age for a person at 55+ to serve," Yatsyk said. Deteriorated health is observed not only in the senior military but also in young people. While the VLK often recognizes such people as suitable for service. When asked what to do with this problem, Goncharenko emphasized that it is necessary to order the VLK.

"Obviously, the VLK recognizes everyone suitable, and this is really a problem, it is necessary to do so. But, unfortunately, you will not solve it by the bill," the deputy summed up. The TSC had no access to medical documents to check the grounds for determining the suitability of certain categories of persons to the service, Yatsyk noted. "But yes, there is a problem with VLK with fictitious documents on unsuitable and vice versa.

There were cases where a person with disabilities from childhood was recognized as suitable. But if we talk about men 55+, then this story is more objective, they are really for Health can no longer perform functions. The Ukrainian serviceman Kirill Yakovlev told Focus that his 55-year-old father and 59-year-old grandfather serve in the Armed Forces. "I have a driver's father and my grandfather is a surgeon.

Therefore, these people can do something in the war, but if they are not in combat positions. After all, when it comes to dugout To do because health does not allow, "he said. Moreover, the military believes that it is necessary to reduce the conscript age, to improve the basic general military training, the sergeant and officers to make the fighters trust their commanders more. It is also necessary for better ammunition.

"Then we can recruit people from 21 years of age, they will show very good results at the front," Yakovlev is convinced. In turn, a fighter with DShV with the call sign "Coyote" noted that the military personnel of 55-60 years are capable of "much on what". According to him, "thanks to his grandparents, the line holds. " "The deputies do - the military is degraded. Such actions and laws, even their" proposals "must be coordinated with the General Staff," said Coyote focus.

However, he agrees with Yakovlev that you need to reduce the conscript age. "We can first reduce to 55 and then from 25 to 20. Is this a consequence to which we are ready? Any action will entail another. Therefore, we need to evaluate the picture objectively, not subjectively,"-says he. He stressed that people need to explain that every action may have other actions and consequences, including unpopular decisions.