Ukraine races to fill its ranks with fresh conscripts as Russia makes gains at the front.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on Tuesday lowering his country’s mobilization age from 27 to 25 years, approving legislation that was initially passed by parliament in May of last year but had not been signed into law until now.
It is unclear why Zelensky took so long to sign the law, but conscription has been a sensitive topic in Ukraine since nearly the beginning of the war, with videos of Ukrainian men being scooped off the streets, presumably to be sent to the front. The country has suffered from a lack of suitable troops after two years of war and ammunition shortages.
The government did not make any public comment about the law, and it is unclear how many troops Ukraine can raise due to the lower age of conscription.