Ukraine plans to mobilize 330,000 recruits to replace military on the front line - Financial Times

Ukraine plans to mobilize 330,000 recruits to replace military on the front line - Financial Times

Ukraine plans to mobilize 330,000 recruits to replace the military on the front line. This was reported by the Financial Times with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 


"The rest of the recruits will compensate for losses and meet other military needs, depending on the situation on the battlefield," the ministry told the publication.


In total, according to the publication, Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million people.


"But a significant number of men of fighting age are unwilling to go to the front," the FT reports.


Referring to the calculations of the Verkhovna Rada, the publication writes that out of 11.1 million Ukrainian men aged 25 to 60, only 3.7 million can be mobilized. The rest are either at war, disabled, abroad, or booked at work. 


The publication refers to an Info Sapiens poll that showed in February that 48% of men were not ready to fight, and 34% were. The rest answered "hard to say".


Speaking about the mobilization bill, FT journalists write that evaders "will be subject to home visits by military recruiters and will be deprived of their driver's licenses." The publication cites MPs who are discussing the final version of the bill.





Ukraine plans to mobilize 330,000 recruits to replace the military on the front line. This was reported by the Financial Times with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 


"The rest of the recruits will compensate for losses and meet other military needs, depending on the situation on the battlefield," the ministry told the publication.


In total, according to the publication, Ukraine plans to mobilize half a million people.


"But a significant number of men of fighting age are unwilling to go to the front," the FT reports.


Referring to the calculations of the Verkhovna Rada, the publication writes that out of 11.1 million Ukrainian men aged 25 to 60, only 3.7 million can be mobilized. The rest are either at war, disabled, abroad, or booked at work. 


The publication refers to an Info Sapiens poll that showed in February that 48% of men were not ready to fight, and 34% were. The rest answered "hard to say".


Speaking about the mobilization bill, FT journalists write that evaders "will be subject to home visits by military recruiters and will be deprived of their driver's licenses." The publication cites MPs who are discussing the final version of the bill.