The country lowered its draft-eligible age for men from 27 to 25, reflecting the strain that war with Russia has put on its military and the need to infuse its depleted ranks with new conscripts.
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. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed three bills into law aimed…
The new laws, which will also do away with some draft exemptions and create an online registry for recruits, might add around 50,000 troops to the military.
Ukraine has 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.
Conscription has been a sensitive matter amid Ukraine's growing shortages of infantry and ammunition, which have helped give Russia the battlefield initiative. Russia's own problems with manpower and planning have so far prevented it from taking full advantage of its edge.