Ukraine says there are no plans to draft women
Ukraine has no plans to introduce the mobilization of women, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence said in a statement published on Aug. 25.
Ukraine maintains no plans to draft women into the military, according to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence. The committee explicitly stated in a statement published on August 25 that there are no legislative initiatives, draft laws, or internal discussions regarding such a measure. Individual public statements by figures advocating for women's military service do not represent the committee's stance or the actual legislative work in parliament.
The committee urged Ukrainians to rely on official sources of information and cautioned against being swayed by misinformation. "The mobilization of women in Ukraine is not being carried out, prepared or considered," the committee affirmed. "Women join the Defense Forces exclusively on a voluntary basis." Former Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, in an August interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, suggested that military duty in Ukraine should eventually apply to all citizens, including women, citing Israel as an example.
U.S. President Donald Trump's former special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, expressed support for mobilizing women in Ukraine on August 24. However, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council later reiterated that no mobilization of women is taking place or planned.
Women can only join Ukraine’s Defense Forces on a voluntary basis, according to this official stance.
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