Ukraine may change approach to mobilisation this week – The Guardian

The Guardian has reported that the Ukrainian government plans to change its approach to conscription, with the changes to be announced this week.

Source: The Guardian

Details: The Guardian, citing a "senior official", says the changes will include the use of commercial recruiting companies to conduct more targeted conscription. Conscripts will be able to choose areas of service that match their skills.

Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, told the newspaper that the army will work with two of the largest personnel companies in Ukraine to identify people with specific skills, and to discourage skilled Ukrainians who want to help the army but do not want to go to the front from trying to evade the draft.

Quote from Danilov: "The mobilisation will become more flexible, those specialities that are required will be announced, and people will be volunteering for a concrete position. For example, they need welders or mechanics and so on."

Background: 

• Danilov said on Friday that conscripts who have reached the end of their service terms will be demobilised in the near future.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered Defence Minister Rustem Umierov, Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Ukrainian ministries to develop a systemic plan concerning the mobilisation of soldiers by next week.

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