Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft - News Summed Up

Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft


Because there aren’t enough new recruits, soldiers on the front line aren’t getting enough rest in between rotations. At the start of the war, soldiers were rotated every two weeks for one week of rest, he said. An estimated 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers are currently fighting along the front line, while others serve elsewhere, lawmakers said. Over a thousand amendments have been attached to draft legislation that even President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yet to publicly endorse. At a recruitment center in Kyiv, men are examined by doctors to determine their fitness to serve.


Source: ABC News February 22, 2024 13:49 UTC



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