War in Ukraine: kyiv adopts a bill allowing the mobilization of detainees in the army
Facing Russia, kyiv is seeking to mobilize more soldiers. To this end, Ukrainian deputies adopted on Wednesday May 8 a bill allowing certain categories of prisoners to go and fight on the front, in exchange for an amnesty, announced on X the deputy Olena Chouliak, member of the Servant party of the people, of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The text was adopted by 279 votes “for” on second reading, she said in her message. It must now be submitted to the President of Parliament, then to Volodymyr Zelensky.
This measure will only concern voluntary detainees. It will not be applicable for convictions for serious crimes, including murder, sexual violence or attacks on national security, she lists.
More than two years after the Russian invasion of its territory, in February 2022, the kyiv army is struggling to recruit. And this while kyiv estimates it needs around 400,000 new soldiers for this year 2024.
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