War without demobilization: why a new rotation mechanism will not solve the main problem of the Armed Forces

According to this initiative, after 90 days of continuous participation in hostilities, servicemen will be entitled to several months of rest. This is an alternative to the introduction of clear service life or demobilization. The People's Deputy and a member of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Fedor Venislavsky noted that this mechanism has already been developed by the Ministry of Defense and he is expecting approval.

However, because of the need for flexible approach and operational decisions, it is not planned to be fixed at the legislative level. Instead, it will be regulated by by -laws or directives of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Venislavsky also reported the existence of a bill that provides for different terms of dismissal from military service: after 12, 18 or 36 months of continuous stay in the war zone.

However, in the current situation on the front, the adoption of such a law can lead to the release of a large number of servicemen at the same time, which will have negative consequences for the country's defense capability. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine appealed to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence with a request to delay the preparation of the bill on the conditions of demobilization of servicemen during martial law until March 18, 2025.

The letter of the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov stated that the implementation of such a law could lead to the release of about 108,000 servicemen, including 14 thousand officers, which will significantly reduce the staffing of combat units. Thus, the proposed rotation mechanism after 90 days of hostilities is a compromise solution that allows to ensure rest of servicemen without risk to the country's defense.

According to the Armed Forces serviceman, Air Intelligent Oleksandr Karpyuk (Serg Marco), today everyone understands that the Ukrainian military is tired. The army is in continuous battles, but there is no full rotation. At the same time, the Russian army is also exhausted, but its units change only when completely destroyed. Their soldiers have nowhere to return, so their motivation on the battlefield is often higher.

If the Ukrainian fighter is trying to evacuate and save, then the Russians often resort to self -shooting, because they understand that they just do not take them away. They are stormed, and in the event of retreating, they can shoot their own commanders. "Instead, Ukraine faces another challenge-catastrophic lack We are fighting without rest.

The serviceman is asked how the brigade can be released for rotation if the front breakthrough means? How many days will Ukraine cost new territorial losses? And who is ready to make such a decision? The answer is obvious - no one. "The Ukrainian politicum understands the problem, but at the same time they use it for their own purposes. Military exhausted, angry and wants clear decisions, not manipulations. But rotation is not just a replacement of one group to another.

How to send a battalion to the rear, so that a thousand soldiers return to the front? The vacation, to relax for a few weeks, to be with relatives. Rotary mechanisms are needed, according to Karpyuk. But how to implement them when the army is kept in the last forces? Politicians continue to exploit the emotions of society, but there is no real solution yet. And this is what really demoralizes the military.

The focus has repeatedly understood the issues of demobilization and rotation and every time military experts, politicians, and the military themselves emphasized that clear service life is very necessary for the motivation of fighters. Westerners need to know when they can return home. But now this topic remains only at the level of the "unfinished bill".

According to the military lawyer Oleg Leontiev, there are many people who were not at the front of the Armed Forces, and they could replace the soldiers who have defended the country from the first day of the Great War. "We have an army of one million people. According to official data, on the front line - about 300 thousand, and the remaining 700 thousand are in the rear: in staffs, logistics, etc.

But if you check the military units stationed in the rear, you can find thousands кишенях командирів. Це питання до сіх пір не вирішено. Далі – мобілізація. Примусова мобілізація неефективна, і це очевидно. У 2014 році багато людей намагалися уникнути призову, бо вже тоді діяли корупційні схеми.

Але влада тоді швидко знайшла рішення – ввела короткострокові контракти. Люди мали вибір: підписати контракт на рік, два чи три й знати, що після цього вони звільняються. Це працювало! Багато хто після закінчення The contract was returned because he felt the combat brotherhood.

According to Leontiev, the decision is obvious - to return term contracts. A person should know that in a year, two or three he will be able to return to civilian life or consciously continue his service. It stimulates voluntary mobilization and gives people a choice. "Israeli experience confirms it. Every reservist knows where and with whom it will serve. He does not need to go to the shopping center - he arrives immediately.

He knows that in the event of injury or death, his family will receive all payments and benefits without litigation. In addition, it is necessary to review the rehabilitation system. Civilian agencies. The expert is convinced that if to clean up the rows of rear parts and return the system of fixed contracts - these decisions will make the army more effective and the service - fair. And the issue of demobilization would not be so painful.