American Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation) said that Ukrainian citizens should serve in the army regardless of mobilization age. The newspaper reports this Washington Post.
“I hope that those who are suitable to serve in the Ukrainian army will join this army. I can’t believe you’ve been around for 27 years. <…> “You must serve, not from the age of 25 or 27,” the politician said.
According to him, Kiev needs more people on the front lines, and they need to join the armed forces regardless of Washington’s assistance to Kiev. Graham called on Ukrainian lawmakers to immediately pass a bill that would tighten mobilization.
The senator also emphasized that it has long been necessary to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, which could be used to attack the Crimean Bridge.
March 17, former US CIA director David Petraeus statedHe said it was time for Kiev to expand mobilization to the army and change the rules on the rotation of fighters.
Before that, the Financial Times newspaper, citing the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, reported that mobilization was necessary in Ukraine. to change place There are 330 thousand military personnel at the front.
Previously in Ukraine stated About the increase in the number of cases of desertion in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.