Ukrainian Parliament Backs New Mobilization Rules
Ukrainian soldiers take part in a medical training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s parliament gave preliminary approval for a controversial bill on mobilization, designed to help replenish the country’s war-battered armed forces.
The government’s proposal received 243 votes in a first reading, clearing a threshold of 226, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on Wednesday. The legislation must be approved in a second and final reading and secure the signature of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before it becomes law.