Thousands of prisoners join the Ukrainian army

According to the report of the international group Tasnim News Agency, citing the German newspaper “Tags Shaw”, to According to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, thousands of prisoners in this country want to join the army voluntarily. Olena Vysotska, Ukraine’s deputy justice minister, claimed that out of about 20,000 potential prisoners, 4,500 have expressed interest in joining the army. More than 3,000 prisoners have applied for conscription.

At the beginning of May, the Ukrainian parliament cleared the way for a law that would have given some prisoners access to the armed forces. Based on this, only prisoners who have less than three years of their sentence left can volunteer for military service. Basij prisoners are not pardoned, but released on parole.

On Friday, May 17 (May 28), Ukrainian Parliament’s information base announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that by which some convicts in this country are allowed to join the armed forces in the battle against Russia instead of serving prison terms. This country is at war with a much bigger and better equipped enemy. This problem has become more acute in recent months, prompting the authorities to introduce stricter measures to evade military service.

According to the new law, the government will release convicts in exchange for signing a contract to join the army. Conditionally suggests. Some officials have said that up to 20,000 new soldiers will be added to Ukraine’s operational forces with this move.

According to a report on the website of the Ukrainian parliament, Zelensky has separately signed a law, according to which the amount of the fine It increases military service desertion to 8,500 hryvnias ($218). The average monthly wage in Ukraine is about $560.

Ukraine has already lowered the military age from 27 to 26. The maximum age for military service is also 60.

At the same time, the Ukrainian government has also temporarily suspended consular services for men of military age living abroad. The reason is that they do not help the Ukrainian government to fight for its survival. | How to legitimize Zelensky after May 20