Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia’s continued aggression. The mobilization law, published on Ukraine’s Parliamentary website, is expected to take effect in a month and make it easier to identify every draft-eligible man in the country. The law also provides soldiers with incentives, such as cash bonuses or money toward buying a house or car, which according to analysts Ukraine can’t afford. Since the full-scale invasion began in Feb.2022, Russia has captured nearly a quarter of Ukraine, which is outnumbered, outgunned and in desperate need of more troops and ammunition, as doubt increases about Western military aid.

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Ukraine urged to lower conscription age to 18; US to send Kyiv more weapons
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine urged to lower conscription age to 18; US to send Kyiv more weapons

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv is not mobilising or training enough new soldiers, a senior US official says, as Russia makes major advances in Ukraine. Ukraine should consider lowering the age of military service to 18, a US official has said, as the outgoing White House administration is reported to be preparing a new weapons package to bolster Kyiv before President Joe Biden leaves …

Ukraine urged to lower army conscription age in fight against Russia
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine urged to lower army conscription age in fight against Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A senior Biden administration official, who spoke on the …

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops
7 months ago

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. “It’s hard to avoid the mobilization process now, compared to before when people were trying to get around it.” But, he said, it …

‘Quiet life is over’ for young men of Ukraine ahead of tougher conscription law
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Quiet life is over’ for young men of Ukraine ahead of tougher conscription law

The Telegraph  

The “quiet life” is over, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has warned young men, as it introduces a tougher conscription law next week. Dmitry Lazutkin, the department’s spokesman, said that after the new mobilisation law is introduced on May 18 nearly all Ukrainian men will be drafted into the army. Kyiv has faced a major troop and ammunition shortage over the …

Ukrainian president signs law boosting conscription to rebuild forces depleted by war
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian president signs law boosting conscription to rebuild forces depleted by war

LA Times  

Soldiers in Ukraine’s Azov Brigade operate a mortar in the Donetsk region on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia’s continued aggression. The mobilization law, published on Ukraine’s parliamentary website, is expected to take effect in …

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs new army draft law to boost conscription
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs new army draft law to boost conscription

Al Jazeera  

Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new punishments for draft dodging. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, reporting from Lyman in eastern Ukraine, said the law …

Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a controversial law on how the country will call up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces that are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance. The mobilization law was first envisioned after Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive failed to gain significant ground last year — and authorities realized …

Ukraine’s parliament passes law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s parliament passes law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on

LA Times  

Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country calls up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces who are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance. With Russia increasingly seizing the initiative, the mobilization law came in response to a request from Ukraine’s military, which wants to mobilize up to …

Ukraine parliament passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine parliament passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers

Al Jazeera  

General tells parliament Russian forces outnumber Kyiv’s soldiers up to 10 times on the battlefields in the east. Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill to overhaul how the military drafts civilians in an attempt to boost its number of soldiers more than two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Before the bill’s passage on Thursday, a general told parliament that Russia …

Ukrainian soldiers in row over demobilisation of long-serving troops
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian soldiers in row over demobilisation of long-serving troops

The Telegraph  

Oleksiy Honcharenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament’s defence and intelligence committee, said the demobilisation provisions were removed from the bill after two months of wrangling. Draft dodgers Instead, provisions were included that would allow driving bans to be handed out by courts to people deemed to be evading mobilisation. Yuriy Gudymenko, a reserve sergeant and politician, said: “On mobilisation, …

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia

The Hindu  

Ukraine lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion. An audit requested by Ukraine's recently appointed commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, found that a previous estimate that the country needed 5,00,000 recruits was wrong, Mr. Zelensky said. The need for …

Ukraine lowers conscription age to 25 to replenish troops
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine lowers conscription age to 25 to replenish troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine lowered its draft-eligible age for men from 27 to 25 on Wednesday, reflecting the strain that more than two years of war with Russia has put on its military and the need to infuse its depleted ranks with new conscripts. But after signing a security agreement with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Kyiv on Wednesday, Zelenskyy …

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers

LA Times  

Photographs of fallen Ukrainian servicemen are placed at a memorial in Independence Square, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion. An audit requested by Ukraine’s recently appointed commander in chief, Oleksandr …

Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft

LA Times  

New Ukrainian soldiers toss their hats as they celebrate the end of their training at a military base close to Kyiv. Today, with Russia in control of roughly one-quarter of Ukraine and the two armies virtually deadlocked along a 620-mile front line, that spirit to enlist has faded: Many Ukrainian men are evading the draft by hiding at home or …

Ukraine’s Front-Line Troops Are Getting Older: ‘Physically, I Can’t Handle This’
1 year ago

Ukraine’s Front-Line Troops Are Getting Older: ‘Physically, I Can’t Handle This’

Live Mint  

POKROVSK, Ukraine—During a break from fighting the Russians, an avuncular rifleman recalled how he was going for a haircut one day when he was press-ganged into joining the Ukrainian army. “Physically, I can’t handle this," Dubok said of front-line combat. But a rickety draft system isn’t mobilizing Ukraine’s manpower effectively, providing the quantity and quality of troops needed, or sharing …

‘Sensitive and costly issue’: Zelenskyy as Ukraine mulls proposal by army to mobilise another 500,000 for war
1 year ago

‘Sensitive and costly issue’: Zelenskyy as Ukraine mulls proposal by army to mobilise another 500,000 for war

Firstpost  

The Ukrainian leader told his end-of-year news conference it was a “highly sensitive” issue that the military and government would discuss before deciding whether to send the proposal to parliament Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday the military had proposed mobilising 450,000-500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces in what would mark a dramatic step up of Kyiv’s war …

War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths
2 years, 8 months ago

War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths

Associated Press  

As Moscow’s forces bog down in Ukraine, many young Russians of draft age are increasingly jittery about the prospect of being sent into combat. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pledged at a meeting of the military brass this week that the new recruits won’t be sent to front lines or “hot spots.” But the statement was met with skepticism by many …

Zelenskyy signs decree making cooperation with Russia punishable by 15 years in prison
2 years, 9 months ago

Zelenskyy signs decree making cooperation with Russia punishable by 15 years in prison

India Today  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday signed a decree on criminal liability for cooperation with Russia, reported Nexta TV. President of #Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees on criminal liability for cooperation with #Russia Punishment provides for up to 15 years in prison "for cooperation with the aggressor state". pic.twitter.com/7Zc0IjptQD — NEXTA March 15, 2022 Zelenskyy has signed several decrees since …

Russia-Ukraine War: How Zelenskyy became a hero in 7 days
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: How Zelenskyy became a hero in 7 days

India Today  

In the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood his ground and led his country with courage and determination. This is how Zelensky became a hero in just seven days: Day 1 Russia launches an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea; explosions are heard near major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, …

Molotov cocktails and guns for prisoners: Here's how Ukraine is mobilising its citizens to fight Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Molotov cocktails and guns for prisoners: Here's how Ukraine is mobilising its citizens to fight Russia

ABC  

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has gone from downplaying the likelihood of a Russian attack to inspiring Ukrainians to fight against the invaders. Prisoners join resistance, citizens given guns In an address to the people of Ukraine overnight, Mr Zelenskyy said everyone who could “join the struggle against the invaders must do so.” And he meant everyone. Loading YouTube content On …

Ukraine President imposes martial law
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine President imposes martial law

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday declared martial law, saying Russia has targeted Ukraine’s military infrastructure. In a brief video address posted on Facebook, Mr. Zelensky said Russia has announced a special military operation in the Donbas region and is conducting strikes on its military infrastructure and border guards." "This morning, Russia launched a new military operation against our state," …

Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions
3 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing to call up reservists for military service without announcing a mobilization, his office said Wednesday. The move comes amid a massive Russian troop buildup near Ukrainian borders and a flareup of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russia-backed separatists since 2014. The new …

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