Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers - BBC News

The move will allow Ukraine to call up more people after facing a reduction in volunteer fighters.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesBy Fiona NimoniBBC NewsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill lowering the military mobilisation age by two years from 27 to 25.

Kyiv has faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war, whereas Russia has benefited from a sizeable advantage in manpower.

The move will allow Ukraine to call up more people to replenish its reserves, after volunteer numbers dropped.

Mr Zelensky said in December that 500,000 more soldiers were needed.

Ukraine's parliament approved the bill in May 2023, but it did not come into force because Mr Zelensky did not sign it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68719473

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