Explainer-Ukraine considers changing mobilisation rules as war with Russia drags on


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  • Thursday, 04 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: Servicemen of a combat UAVs company of the Ukrainian 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Assault Brigade warm up inside a dugout as they fly with a Vampire combat drone over positions of Russian troops near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 16, 2023. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

(Reuters) - A Ukrainian parliamentary committee met on Thursday to review proposed changes to the rules on army mobilisation that would enable Kyiv to call up more people and tighten sanctions against draft evasion as the war with Russia drags on.

The proposals have faced criticism from the public and some politicians. Parliament's human rights commissioner says some of the proposals are unconstitutional.

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