Ukraine Enacts Compulsory Military Draft
NBC News
MOSCOW — Ukraine’s acting president has re-instated the military draft to address the deteriorating security situation and threats from Russia along the countries' border.
Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov issued a decree on the presidential website Thursday saying Ukraine will conduct a draft for active military service in Ukrainian Armed Forces in order to “to increase the state defense potential.”
The decree says: “Ukrainian male citizens who are physically qualified for military service, over 18 years old and older, but who have not reached the age of 25, and who have no right for exemption from military service" will be conscripted.
The statement says such measures are being taken because of the “deteriorating situation in the east and south of Ukraine … activities of illegally formed armed pro-Russian groups, the seizure and blockade of the state administration buildings, military administration facilities, military bases…” pose a threat to Ukraine's territorial integrity.
The decree also mentions "interference of the Russian Federation into the interior affairs of Ukraine" as one of the reasons for the call-up.
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