The Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the law, which will allow mobilized soldiers to sign contracts for six months.

Such a decision at the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada supported 253 parliamentarians when the required minimum of 226 votes.

As underlined in the explanatory paper to the law, the Document aims to save in the ranks of the military power of the Ukrainian people with military experience, who were demobilized, but expressed the desire to stay in the service." However, in Accordance with applicable laws, the term of military service under the contract in a calendar year is established before the end of the special period or until the decision is announced, on demobilization, that is, in fact the Treaty is signed for an indefinite period, it is the uncertainty of the timing is the cause of many demobilized refusal to sign the agreement for extension services " - written in the explanatory note.

according to the adopted law, Soldiers who had served eleven months, now have the right to sign a half year contract, which may be extended by agreement of the parties. Legally, he is terminated, a completion Box of the special period or due to the reluctance of the soldiers to continue their service under the new contract. Before the General staff of Ukraine reported that among soldiers who are in the third phase of mobilization, about 4-5 thousand people would want to sign a contract for six months.

The document shall be signed by the head of Ukraine. It is planned that he will begin to act on the next day after the publication in the official media.

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