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The government proposed to draft and submit to the Verkhovna Rada draft laws that would provide for a reduction of the upper age limit for remaining in military service during wartime from 60 to 55 years.
The question of reducing the mobilization age to 55 years requires a comprehensive approach taking into account the security situation in the state. This is stated in the government's response to the petition on Monday, 9 November.
"The issue of reducing the upper age limit for staying in military service and reserve requires a comprehensive approach, considering the security situation in the state, as well as the needs of the Armed Forces," the response states.
The government noted that the Ministry of Defense is working on amendments to the legislation aimed at improving issues of military service during wartime, in particular in clarifying the terms of military service, as well as grounds for discharge from such service.
"While processing the aforementioned changes, the questions raised in the petition will be additionally considered," the Cabinet of Ministers added.
As is known, Ukraine currently has general mobilization, which covers male reservists aged 25-60 years. 14 October the petition to the Cabinet calling to initiate a reduction of the mobilization age to 55 years gathered the necessary number of votes for consideration. Its author proposed to develop and submit to the Verkhovna Rada draft laws that would provide for reducing the upper age limit for staying in military service during wartime from 60 to 55 years, and also to establish a norm on the right to voluntary discharge for servicemen who, during wartime, reach 55 years.
As a reminder, in August the member of parliament and secretary of the Verkhovna Rada committee on national security, defense and intelligence, Roman Kostenko, stated that in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine discussions are ongoing about the possibility of lowering the mobilization age to 50-55 years.
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