Ukrainian President Signs Law to Drop Conscription Age to 25
- Zelenskiy had delayed signing the bill since last year
- Ukrainian forces grapple with depleted ammunition, manpower
Ukrainian servicemen practice combat drills in Donbas, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a bill to lower the age of wartime conscription to 25 after postponing the legislation as Kyiv’s forces struggle to hold off a Russian offensive.
The law drops the draft age from 27, according to parliament’s website. The parliament in Kyiv had approved the legislation in May, 2023, after which it sat on Zelenskiy’s desk for months as the public debate over conscription unfolded.