Rada of Ukraine raised the age of conscription for military service from 25 to 27 years old
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has raised the maximum age for conscription for service in the army from 25 to 27 years. The law assumes that for compulsory military service in the army are called citizens of Ukraine male fit for health reasons, which before the day of service 18 years of age and older persons who have not reached 27 years of age. Also Glad extended immediate military service for persons with higher education, from 12 to 18 months, and for persons with higher education with master degree, from 9 to 12 months, RIA " Novosti ". The corresponding decision was supported by 256 people's deputies at the required minimum of 226 votes. Before Thursday, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the Decree of the President of Petro Poroshenko to hold in 2015 three waves of the partial mobilization. As said Secretary of the Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, Kiev plans to make thousands of military reserve at the expense of the soldiers, past military service in 2014, which will be retired this spring. On Wednesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko submitted to the Parliament a draft law on the approval of his decree On partial mobilization." 1st stage of mobilization is planned from January 20, it will last 90 days, is expected to call for service 50 thousand People. Subsequent will begin tentatively in April and will last for sixty days. Another two-month wave is planned in June. The decree of the President of Ukraine about the next wave of mobilization starts to act after the statement by the Verkhovna Rada. Sources close to the militia, I believe that the formal reason for the mobilization was the tragedy in Volnovaha, where on Tuesday at walking distance from the bus with passengers at the checkpoint there was an explosion. The number of victims amounted to twelve. The Ukrainian authorities in 2014 spent 3 waves of mobilization.