The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during a speech in honor of the 24th anniversary of the independence of his country said that until there was no guarantee of refusal of conscription and did not rule out new waves of mobilization.
"To promise the abolition of conscription and the lack of new waves of mobilization can't. In terms of aggression 100% professional army does not have the opportunity to be in principle. History knows such examples, "said Poroshenko, RIA" Novosti ".



He added that during the six waves of mobilization in the army of Ukraine were called to 210 thousand Soldiers, " 35 thousand of them, that is, every sixth is a volunteer ". According to his statement, 7, 32 thousand Soldiers were injured." Nine thousand soldiers and officers, soldiers of the volunteer battalions and volunteers received high state awards, " said Poroshenko. Along with this, August 18, Deputy chief of the mobilization Department of the General staff military power of Ukraine Oleksandr Pravdivec said that the mobilization in Ukraine is completed, the legal basis for its continuation no. But before that, on June 27, the head of the defense Ministry of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak has not excluded if necessary the seventh wave of mobilization. Eleven August, the head of the Transcarpathian regional state administration Gennady Moskal said that the sixth wave of mobilization in the Transcarpathian region is made not more than thirty percent and is only 27% of those subject to conscription. VIDEO

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