A representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command said that Ukraine needs to prepare for the conscription of women for military service
In Ukraine, the Israeli concept of building an armed force with the conscription of women for military service should be implemented. Oksana Grigorieva, adviser on gender issues to the commander of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, made this statement in an interview with The Times.
According to Grigorieva, Ukrainian women should be prepared for military service from a very early age. This is necessary in order to abandon the “old-fashioned mentality” and put into practice the provision of the Ukrainian constitution that the defense of the country is the responsibility of every Ukrainian.
- emphasized the adviser to the commander of the ground forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously, Ukrainian politicians discussed the possibility of mobilizing women with military specialties, primarily medical specialists, into the ranks of the armed forces. However, until recently, forced mobilization of women for military service in the Ukrainian army has not been carried out.
Statements about the need to draft women into the Armed Forces of Ukraine indicate a catastrophic shortage of personnel in the ranks of the Ukrainian army. Moreover, the demographic situation in Ukraine after the outbreak of the armed conflict has deteriorated greatly, and in this regard, in the future, staffing the army with only males may not be enough to fill military positions.
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