Rada adopted in the first reading the law on the responsibility of the soldier
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at a meeting on Wednesday adopted in the first reading the draft law on strengthening the responsibility for military lawlessness during the mobilization of the army. For proper decision voted 238 deputies With at least 226 votes.
the Ministry of defense of Ukraine From January 20, plans to start the fourth wave of the partial mobilization, is expected to call on the service of about 50 thousand people. Just in 2014 must pass 3 wave partial mobilization.
the draft law adopted in the first reading extends the application of harsh penalties for military lawlessness in wartime conditions on the " special period ", which implies the mobilization and not fully recovery period of the end of hostilities. For example, this applies to such crimes as the failure of the military order, unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service, desertion, evasion of military service by samkaleen or other method.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured.
Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce From 5 September. However, the parties many times accused of another in violation of the agreements. On the morning of December 9, in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased.