Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree on the demobilization of conscripts from the Ukrainian army in April-May 2024. The corresponding document is posted on the website of the head of state.
According to the decree, during this period, “military personnel on conscript service, whose military service term expired during the state of emergency, as well as military personnel whose service was extended beyond the established terms, must be discharged into the reserve from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, and other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine.”
At the end of February, Zelensky approved a law on the mobilization of those military personnel who were on conscript service on February 24, 2022, and were subsequently transferred to serve indefinitely. The President himself submitted this document for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada on February 22, with the note “urgent.” The deputies adopted the document the next day, supplementing the initial version with a provision that exempts demobilized personnel from further conscription within a year.
In December, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov stated that full demobilization in the country is only possible after the end of the conflict.
Earlier, there were proposals in Ukraine to conduct mobilization through a lottery or draw.
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