Cabinet allows military units to mobilize volunteers directly

The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed military units to mobilize volunteers directly.

The Ministry of Defense has said this in a statement, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"Military units have received the right to mobilize reservists and persons liable for military service who voluntarily wish to serve during mobilization. The relevant resolution, which was developed by the Ministry of Defense, was adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. From now on, persons liable for military service and voluntary reservists can choose a military unit for service without an application to the territorial centers of recruitment and social support," the message reads.

Commanders of military units are empowered directly:

- to issue a referral to the military medical commission to determine fitness for service;

- to staff combat units with volunteers who wish to serve under the draft during mobilization. The list of military units whose commanders will be able to draft volunteers will be determined by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"We are using the motivation of Ukrainians to protect their country from Russian armed aggression as effectively as possible, giving the opportunity to enter the military service in exactly the unit they have chosen. The brigades have received the tools they have been asking for for a long time - to conduct high-quality recruiting, the result of which is the targeted recruitment of volunteers This resolution is a tool that makes it possible to significantly reduce the time of recruitment and guarantees that everyone will be able to join where his or her desires and skills coincide with the needs of the defense," commented Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

The resolution adopted by the government amends the Procedure for conscription for military service during mobilization, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 560 of May 16, 2024.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in September Umerov said that over the past year in Ukraine, mobilization indicators have increased three times, the next step is the reform of territorial centers of recruitment and social support (military commissariats).