Forced mobilization of women in Ukraine — what to expect

While general mandatory mobilization of men aged 25 to 60 continues in Ukraine, women can join the army at their own request. However, talks are already underway in the Ukrainian Parliament about conscription of women.

This was reported by a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense and intelligence, as reports "Channel 24".

Will there be forced mobilization of women in Ukraine

Although there are talks between government officials about the mobilization of women, forced mobilization is not planned there at the moment. Moreover, there are no relevant legislative initiatives.

Solomiya Bobrovska noted that now women can join the army at their own request, and those who have a military-registered specialty, in particular, a medical one, were required to update their data in the TRC. Instead, Ukraine lacks a "male" mobilization resource, and the topic of forced mobilization of women is speculative.

"There were no proposals and initiatives from the General Staff or from civil society, this is purely nonsense," the official said.

What can be introduced as mandatory for women in Ukraine

Instead, the official believes that Ukraine should necessarily introduce basic military training for women on an equal basis with men from 18 to 25 years old. However, this will not mean that women must necessarily serve, it is only about the experience that all citizens of the country should have if war breaks out again.

Who demands the mobilization of women in Ukraine

However, the MP Mariana Bezugla believes that in Ukraine women must necessarily be mobilized on an equal basis with men, and the conscription should begin with the distribution to rear positions. The official also demands labor mobilization. She believes that women can be involved in household work and in the defense industry.

"Currently, we have illegal discrimination of men," Bezugla emphasized.

As a reminder, recently, we have written about how true the information about the mobilization of women in Ukraine is, which is often spread on social networks.

The military analyst also suggested where women would be involved in case of mobilization.