Ukraine lowers army draft age from 27 to 25

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill to lower the mobilisation age for combat duty from 27 to 25, a move that should help Ukraine generate more fighting power in its war with Russia.

The bill had been on Mr Zelensky's table since it was approved by politicians in May 2023, and it was not immediately clear what prompted him to sign it. Parliament has been discussing a separate bill to broadly tighten draft rules for months.

The signing of the legislation was not immediately announced by the president's office. Parliament merely updated the entry for the bill on its website to read:"returned with the signature of the president of Ukraine". Since then, Ukraine has changed the head of the armed forces and the new chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said last week that the figure was no longer up-to-date and that it had been"significantly reduced" after a review of resources.

 

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