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Ukraine lowers army draft age to 25 to beef up its military
short by Anand Sindhu / on Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy endorsed a law reducing the minimum conscription age from 27 to 25, aiming to bolster manpower against Russia's invasion. The legislation, passed by Parliament in May 2023, was signed into law on Tuesday. This comes as Ukrainian forces are on backfoot on battlefield over lack of ammunition due to delayed US funding and unfulfilled EU promises.
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