Zelenskyy signs law on conscription of people aged over 25

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: getty images

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed legislation to reduce the age limit of conscripts eligible for mobilisation from 27 to 25 years.

Source: website of the Verkhovna Rada

Details: The card of the relevant bill No. 9281 On Military Duty and Military Service states that the law was returned to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament) with the president’s signature on 2 April.

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It also notes that the document was waiting for a signature in the President’s Office from June 2023 – that is, 10 months.

Background: 

• On 30 May 2023, the Verkhovna Rada approved this bill.
• The Ministry of Defence developed proposals to reduce the minimum age of conscripts in early May.
• The ministry explained that a long stay on the military register of conscripts during martial law means that a significant number of citizens eligible for military service who do not have the appropriate status cannot be conscripted to undergo military service during mobilisation. 
• Furthermore, their annual arrival in military enlistment offices, including for medical examinations, results in increased financial costs, a burden on medical workers, and an increase in medical commission queues. During martial law, military conscription is not enforced.
• On 5 May, the Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to the bill On Military Duty and Military Service, reducing the age limit for conscripts on military register from 27 to 25 years.

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