In Ukraine, the issue of demobilization remains relevant, but until martial law is lifted, demobilization cannot be implemented. This statement was made by a member of the National Security Committee, People's Deputy Serhiy Rakhmanin, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda.
“Until martial law is lifted and the war ends in one way or another, there can be no demobilization by definition. There is a presidential decree on mobilization. When the decree on demobilization is issued, all mobilized people will be released into the reserve,” Rakhmanin noted.
Rakhmanin also explained that during the discussion of the “mobilization law,” he proposed to exempt certain categories of employees from military service even during martial law. In particular, he was talking about citizens who were called up for military service during mobilization and served at least 24 months, of which 18 months were in combat zones.
“The General Staff believes that since the end date of the hostilities is unknown, and the scale of the hostilities is unlikely to change, they are currently opposed to the early release of citizens from military service,” the People's Deputy emphasized.
Rakhmanin also commented on the words of his colleague Roman Kostenko, who noted that “if the pace of mobilization is maintained until the end of the summer, we can talk about demobilization.” Rakhmanin explained that Kostenko meant “dismissal from military service” in cases where a person has certain health problems or family circumstances. That is, the point was to expand the category of such persons.
In addition, Rakhmanin reported that members of the Council's Committee on National Security, Intelligence, and Defense had approached the General Staff with the issue of reducing the minimum conscription age from 25 to 20. However, the General Staff assured that there is currently no such need.
