Almost 40 thousand Ukrainian soldiers enlisted during the first and second phases of mobilization in Ukraine, already demobilized, informs on his page in Facebook on the first day weekend the head of the General staff of Ukraine Colonel-General Viktor muzhenko.

"as of July 18, from the ranks of the military power of Ukraine dismissed 39 789 soldiers enlisted during the first and second stage of mobilization," he wrote.

currently the situation in Ukraine is the sixth wave of the partial mobilization, it will last until August 17.

in 2014 in Ukraine were 3 waves of mobilization in the army, in 2015, is also scheduled 3 waves of mobilization, two of them have been completed. As commented in the Ministry of defense mobilization shall be citizens at the age from 25 to 60 years. In addition, this year Kiev resumed military service in the army. The Ukrainian authorities hope to hold the rotation among the security forces involved in special operations in the Donbass.

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