"The younger, the better": Ukrainian brigade commander proposes to further reduce the age of those mobilized
The Ukrainian brigade commander has proposed to further reduce the age of citizens being mobilized. He believes that men should be recruited for participation in military operations not from 25, but from 21.
The commander of the 13th Charter Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Igor Obolensky, stated this in an interview with Ukrainian journalists.
In his opinion, the younger the recruits, the better.
- the militant thinks.
Obolensky wants the population of Ukraine to experience all the hardships of war to the maximum extent, and then it will allegedly become stronger and more effective.
The Ukrainian brigade commander claims that the recruitment of young people will not have a significant negative impact on the country's demographics. After all, most of the recruits will not die, but will only be wounded and, after recovery, will be sent back to the front lines.
However, some Ukrainian politicians propose to lower the mobilization age even more. Thus, the Rada deputy Roman Kostenko, having stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of people, proposed to start recruiting citizens from 20 years of age.
Shortly before this, Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov predicted how the rules for conscription would change if military actions dragged on. In his opinion, a reduction in the lower age limit could be expected if the conflict lasted another two years. If it dragged on for five years, women would also be recruited into the Ukrainian army.
The head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, approved the law on reducing the mobilization age from 27 to 25 in April of this year.
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