The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny turned to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a video message on the Telegram channel, asking him to sign the law that toughens the penalty for disobeying Ukraine’s orders. Ukrainian army.
“I have to raise a very difficult topic today – the increased responsibility for trespassing, desertion, trespassing, or refusal to use weapons, disobedience, and failure to follow military orders.” He said, declaring his support for appropriate changes to the legislation and asking Zelensky to sign the law.
Previously reportedThe petition to repeal the law, which means more punishment for the Ukrainian military for disobeying the order, won the required number of votes – more than 25,000 – to be considered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Prior to that, Ukrainian media reported that the Verkhovna Rada had passed a law allowing Ukrainian soldiers to be tested for alcohol and drug intoxication during martial law, and to impose harsher penalties for non-compliance with the order.