11-04-2024 15:06 via theguardian.com

Ukrainian MPs pass controversial mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers

Bill is aimed at conscripting hundreds of thousands of reinforcements but exact figure has not been spelled outUkraine war – live updatesUkraine’s parliament has passed a mobilisation bill aimed at conscripting hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, after a lengthy and contentious process to determine who next will be pressed into service.The numbers needed are lower than the 500,000 initially sought, though the exact figure has not been spelled out. Many will be 25- and 26-year-ol
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