US EditionUkraine Launches New Recruitment Program for Young Volunteers with Financial Incentives
- Ukraine's Defense Ministry is launching a recruitment drive targeting men aged 18 to 24, offering financial incentives to bolster its armed forces against Russia's military.
- The recruitment program includes a signing fee of 1 million hryvnias and a monthly salary of 120,000 hryvnias for soldiers on the front line.
- Men aged 18 to 24 are currently exempt from the draft, which applies to those aged 25 to 60.
- The initiative aims to address personnel shortages amid ongoing criticism of the government's handling of military demobilization.
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“The state devalues all those who voluntarily enlisted in the army at the beginning of a large-scale war,” one Ukrainian veteran reacted after Kiev announced a new approach to getting new troops. As of Tuesday, young people who...
The Ukrainian military were outraged by the terms of the contract for young people — "Country": EADaily
EADaily, February 13th, 2025. A wave of indignation is growing among active servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the introduction of profitable military contracts for Ukrainian youth aged 18 to 25 years.
Mixed reactions as Ukraine introduces 1-year military contract for young volunteers
The contract includes basic general military training, vocational training, and an adaptation course in an army unit. Volunteers will receive a one-time monetary aid payment of Hr 1 million ($24,000) and a monthly allowance of up to Hr 120,000 ($3,000).
Ukraine looks to entice younger men into the military by offering special rewards
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is offering new financial and other benefits that it hopes will attract men between ages 18 and 24 to military service, as its short-handed armed forces toil on the front line against Russia’s bigger army in the almost three-year war.
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