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In the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there is discussion about potentially changing mobilization approaches with regard to age. Specifically, there is talk of a possible restriction on conscription of men older than 50 or 55 years.
This was told by Roman Kostenko, secretary of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense, and intelligence, to the Ukrainian Pravda.
What is known about the new age restrictions?
According to him, one option is to restrict conscription of citizens older than 50 or 55 years. At the same time, exemptions may apply to reservists who have a deficit or critically necessary specialties for the military.
In the General Staff, there is discussion about possibly changing mobilization approaches taking age into account, in particular restricting the conscription of citizens older than 50 or 55 years, except for reservists who have deficit or critically necessary military specialties.
— he said.
Kostenko stressed that there is no final decision on this issue yet. At present, the discussion of possible options is ongoing. He also noted that changing the upper limit of mobilization age does not necessarily require changes to the law. According to him, a corresponding administrative decision could be sufficient.
Regarding lowering the mobilization age below 25 years, this is not being considered at the moment. Implementing such a decision without changes to the legislation is impossible,
— Kostyenko remarked.
Currently, mobilization in Ukraine applies to reservists aged from 25 to 60 years.
As a reminder, Zelensky said that reforming mobilization in Ukraine cannot be done by a single person. It requires coordinated work by the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the military command. Zelensky stressed that neither the new minister of defense nor the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces can implement the necessary changes on their own.
The head of state noted that without proper interaction between the minister of defense and the commander-in-chief, the reform will be impossible. At the same time, coordinated work of these structures could ensure positive changes in the mobilization process. Zelensky added that the issue requires a comprehensive approach, not actions by a single official.
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