Ukraine : Parliament passes bill allowing convicts to serve in army • FRANCE 24 English

it still needs the president’s signature but Ukraine’s convict mobilization bill which was approved by Parliament on Wednesday could soon be passed into law it will allow prisoners to enlist in the military in exchange for a chance at parole unless they’ve committed a serious crime some of the categories of conflicts are excluded those who committed premeditated murder negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol and high treason for instance lawmakers say the scheme will only apply to convicts serving sentences of 3 years or less and will take place on a fully voluntary basis those selected will be placed in a special unit under the supervision of the Ukrainian armed forces the law which is only expected to generate a few thousand additional soldiers comes as Ukraine desperately attempts to boost its military ranks last month a bill introduced by volodimir zalinski already lowered the draft ization age from 27 to 25 the country is currently Racing for a big Russian offensive later the spring and more than weapons and Technology analysts say Manpower remains its biggest challenge to Stave off a much larger foe which has been drafting tens of thousands of inmates from its prisons since the start of the war

Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow some convicts to enlist in the army in return for a chance at parole, part of a push to generate fresh manpower for Kyiv’s outnumbered and exhausted troops. Story by Laurent Berstecher.
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28 comments
  1. 😂😂😂😂😂 after all the useless propaganda against Russia for having done this, now they are copying this.
    Ofcourse, these being Ukrainians will be portrayed as Holymen..😂😂😂😂😂

  2. Zelensky said they lost 31K only!!! Why are they not drafting the other hundreds of thousands left ?

  3. Maybe I fell asleep while listening to the clip or something, but I didn't hear the same criticism that was made when PRIGOZHIN recruited prisoners in Russia.

  4. What is good for the goose is good for the gander, as we say here in Great Britain. If you don't understand what it means all the better as far as our governments are concerned. He is doing what the west castigated Russia for doing. It is rank Hypocrisy for the west to take that position, what are they saying now. "Oh, it isn't really the same, in fact it is totally different". rofl

  5. It's not allowing it's forcing convicts to be drafted as a convict I Will rather be locked up than fighting a losing war

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