General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Discusses Lowering Upper Mobilisation Age Limit to 50–55 – Kostenko
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General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine discusses lowering upper mobilisation age limit to 50–55 – Kostenko
The General Staff is discussing exempting most citizens over 50 or 55 from mobilisation, while retaining those with specialities critically needed by the military. 24 august 2026
In order to reduce the mobilization age, it is not necessary to make changes to the law – "a sufficient management decision", says Roman Kostenko.
Exceptions may be military personnel with scarce or critically necessary specialties for the army
Military in Nikolaev. Illustrative photo: Mikvisti The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is discussing the possibility of changing the approach to the mobilization of older citizens. In particular, there may be talk of limiting the recruitment of men over 50 or 55, but there is no final decision at the moment. This was stated by the People's Deputy, Secretary of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, Colonel of …
Kostenko explained how he planned to lower the mobilization age in Ukraine, and he said that the final decision had not yet been taken and that the options were still being discussed.
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