Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs new army draft law to boost conscription
Al Jazeera
Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new punishments for draft dodging.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against Russia’s invasion.
The law will come into force a month after its publication on Ukraine’s parliamentary website on Tuesday.
It obliges men to update their draft data with the authorities, boosts payments to those who volunteer and adds new punishments for draft dodging.
It remains unclear how many soldiers could be mobilised under the new provisions although some serving military personnel and analysts have expressed concern that the law will not be enough to address shortages.
The law lacks much tougher sanctions for draft evasion that were contained in the initial version of the legislation.
