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No mobilization of women in Ukraine is taking place and none will take place. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said this on his Telegram channel.
"Women join the military exclusively voluntarily. The Russians are now exploiting this topic thanks to some of our strange experts who decided to talk about something that does not exist and will not exist," he emphasized.
Question of mobilizing women - latest news
As UNIAN reported, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the Verkhovna Rada committee on national security, defense and intelligence, said that the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is preparing changes to the conscription age and other "radical measures."
At the same time, he noted that changes regarding the mobilization of women and parents of three or more children are not expected this year. Kostenko reminded that the Verkhovna Rada passed a law stipulating that women serve only of their own free will.
Meanwhile, retired U.S. general and former U.S. presidential envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said he supports mobilizing women.
He emphasized that his daughter was in the military, graduated from a U.S. military academy and fought in Afghanistan. He also noted that his wife fought in Grenada.
According to him, women should be mobilized into the army because they fight no worse than men.
He added that his wife and daughter were paratroopers and jumped with parachutes.
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