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Ukraine Planning to Draft Some 15,000 Convicts Into Armed Forces - Reports
Ukraine Planning to Draft Some 15,000 Convicts Into Armed Forces - Reports
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The Ukrainian government is planning to draft some 15,000 convicted felons into the country's armed forces under the recently signed new mobilization law, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing Ukrainian Justice Minister Denys Maliuska.
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The law tightening Ukraine's mobilization rules went into effect on May 18. Aimed at replenishing Ukrainian forces depleted by more than two years of armed conflict with Russia, it mandates that all Ukrainians liable for military service report to conscription offices within 60 days of the law's enactment. The Ukrainian minister told the newspaper that the initial drive was expected to yield about 5,000 recruits, and that under the best conditions this number could triple. According to Maliuska, some 2,872 prisoners have already been released, while the overall number of applicants is at 5,196, with 368 rejected for health reasons. The first batch of released inmates is already undergoing military training and is expected to be deployed by the end of the summer. Martial law was introduced in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The next day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. The martial law and mobilization have been extended repeatedly since then. Under martial law, men aged from 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving Ukraine.
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Ukraine Planning to Draft Some 15,000 Convicts Into Armed Forces - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian government is planning to draft some 15,000 convicted felons into the country's armed forces under the recently signed new mobilization law, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing Ukrainian Justice Minister Denys Maliuska.
The law tightening Ukraine's mobilization rules went into effect on May 18. Aimed at replenishing Ukrainian forces depleted by more than two years of armed conflict with Russia, it mandates that all Ukrainians liable for
military service report to conscription offices within 60 days of the law's enactment.
The Ukrainian minister told the newspaper that the initial drive was expected to yield about 5,000 recruits, and that under the best conditions this number could triple.
According to Maliuska, some 2,872 prisoners have already been released, while the overall number of applicants is at 5,196, with 368 rejected for health reasons.
The first batch of released inmates is already undergoing military training and is expected to be deployed by the end of the summer.
Martial law was introduced in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The next day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. The martial law and mobilization have been extended repeatedly since then. Under martial law, men aged from 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving Ukraine.
