Ukraine approves demobilization for disabled troops and ex-captives of Russia

The Ukrainian parliament approved a conscription law that includes provisions allowing soldiers who have experienced Russian captivity and soldiers with disabilities of all groups to demobilize from military service at their own discretion, European Solidarity MP Oleksiy Honcharenko announced on Telegram on April 11.

Soldiers have the right to choose to remain in the army if they wish.

"A year of struggle has yielded results," he said.

Read also: Demobilization clause removed from Ukraine's conscription law — opposition MP

Conscription reform

The Ukrainian government submitted the revised conscription bill to parliament on Jan. 30, 2023. It proposed lowering the draft age to 25 years, setting the demobilization term to 36 months, introducing voluntary mobilization for convicts, and establishing an electronic notification system for issuing draft summons.

The bill has already passed its first reading in the Parliament and has been considered by the Defense Committee, which reviewed all 4269 amendments.

The Cabinet of Ministers also proposed introducing demobilization for active-duty conscriptions in connection with the expiration of their term of service – in case of continuous service during martial law for 36 months. In this case, discharge from military service should be carried out within the timeframe determined by the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.

The Ukrainian parliament has invited the top military leadership to speak before debating a conscription reform bill on April 10.

Read also:

• Ukraine moves toward conscripting certain groups of convicts for contracted military service

• Parliament expects to vote on demobilization bill in eight months — Defense Ministry

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