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ΟυκρανΙα: Ο Ζε λσκιυψεαμφιενο ο ια ειτεση </p> <p> /p> </p> <p>According to a statement published on the website of the Ukrainian parliament (Rada), the text was submitted to the president yesterday who then signed it.</p> <p>Ukraine, faced with a<strong> shortage of volunteers</strong>, was working on this text for months, with controversy after more than two years of war against the Russian invader.</p> <p>On April 11, the Ukrainian parliament approved the bill with 283 votes in favor.</p> <p>This the text, which<strong>increases the penalties for those who disobey,</strong>caused<strong>a scandal</strong>due to the last-minute deletion of a clause that provided for the demobilization of soldiers who have served 36 months, a severe blow to soldiers who have been fighting at the front for the past two-plus years.</p> <p>Authorities assured that the issue of<strong> demobilization</strong> will be regulated by a separate law, but no date has been set for its preparation and approval.</p> <p>The Ukrainian army, weakened after the failed counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 and with Western aid running dry, is trying to fend off Russian attacks on several fronts.</p> <p>For this reason, it needs men and ammunition. Struggling to find volunteers, Kiev has expanded conscription by lowering the age of conscription from 27 to<strong> 25.</strong></p> <p>From now on, penalties for those who attempt to escape conscription will be stricter. The law also facilitates conscription procedures by creating a special digital system.</p> <p>Ukraine admitted on Sunday that the situation is “tense” on its eastern border, where the Russian army “with numerical superiority” is increasingly pushing to capture the strategic location of Chasiv Yar, against Ukrainian forces with low ammunition reserves. Chasiv Yar is 20 km west of Bakhmut.</p> <p>Ukrainian army chief General Oleksandr Syrsky said earlier this week that the situation on the eastern front has “deteriorated”.</p> <p> p><br /> <noindex></p> <div class=Source: 24h.com.cy

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