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As defined by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, "fit for military service" means all citizens of a country (both male and female) between the ages of 16 and 49 that are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons. [1]
At the time 60% of Ukraine's forces were composed of professional soldiers. [13] However, due to the Ukrainian Civil War, conscription, as well as a partial mobilization, was reinstated in 2014. [14] Ukraine modified the age group of males eligible for conscription for 2015 from 18–25 to the 20–27 age group. [15]
Under pressure to bring more soldiers into the military, Ukraine's parliament last year approved a new law on mobilisation reducing the draft age from 27 to 25 and providing for penalties for ...
(Reuters) -Ukraine should consider lowering the age of military service for its soldiers to 18 from 25, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday, putting pressure on Kyiv to bolster ...
Ukraine's defence ministry urged military-age citizens to update their data at army enlistment offices and "overcome their fear" in a campaign launched on Thursday as a summer counter-offensive ...
For participating in the war in Donbas, (in May 2017 7.5 thousand) soldiers on the front line receive an average salary of ₴16,000. [126] The minimum maintenance for a contract soldier is ₴7,000. [126] West Ukraine supplies the fewest military contractors. [126]
Ukraine subsequently has one of the oldest populations in the world, with an average age of 40.8 years. [ 31 ] To help mitigate population decline, the government increased child support payments, providing one-time payments of 12,250 hryvnias for the first child, 25,000 hryvnias for the second and 50,000 hryvnias for the third and fourth ...