"Everyone should serve at least one to two years": Bezuhla advocated for mandatory service for men and women

"Everyone should serve at least one to two years": Bezuhla advocated for mandatory service for men and women

People’s deputy Maryana Bezuhla stated the need for a deep militarization of Ukrainian society and for involving women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In her view, everyone should serve after finishing school.

During a broadcast on the media outlet "Shelter," Bezuhla said that Ukraine should adopt the experience of countries like Israel, where military service is the norm for every citizen. According to the deputy, current security challenges require engaging a broader circle of citizens in the country’s defense, including women.

"Girls and boys, once you finish school — everyone should serve at least one to two years. You know, we even had this approach for boys from the Soviet system," the deputy noted.

In addition, Bezuhla spoke in favor of introducing mandatory conscript military service with no exemptions or deferrals for obtaining higher education.

Bezuhla also emphasized that without increasing the mobilization pool and revising the current reservation system it is impossible to ensure regular rotations and establish clear service terms for those already on the front lines.

"If we do not establish rotations and do not increase the pool of those who will serve, we simply will not guarantee people service terms. It is unfair when some of us are effectively in slavery while others, for example officials, are reserved," Bezuhla said.