Zelensky signs law lowering conscription age to 25

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a bill to reduce the conscription age from 27 to 25 years. UNN reports with reference to the law card on the Verkhovna Rada website.

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It is noted that the Rada voted for the document last year, and it was signed by the head of state on April 2, 2024.

The document provides for the reduction of the conscription age for citizens from 27 to 25 years of age.

According to the explanatory note, to this day citizens who are fit for this in terms of their health and have reached the age of 18 by the day of being sent to military units, and older persons who have not reached the age of 27 and do not have the right to be released or postponement of the draft.

At the same time, citizens who have reached the age of 27 during their stay on the military register of conscripts are subject to registration.

At present, during the legal regime of martial law in the country, there is no need for long-term stay of citizens (up to 27 years of age) in the military register of conscripts

At present, during the legal regime of martial law in the country, there is no need for long-term stay of citizens (up to 27 years of age) in the military register of conscripts - the explanatory note states.

The authors of the document expect that the implementation of the law will normalize the issue of replenishment of the mobilization human reserve by taking into the military register conscripted citizens who have reached the age of 25 during their stay on the military register of conscripts.