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21
October
2022

Zelensky signs law on voluntary military registration of women

KYIV. Oct 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law on amendments to Article 1 of the law of Ukraine on military duty and military service.

According to the website of the Parliament, the bill, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on October 7, was signed by the President of Ukraine on Friday, October 21.

According to the law, women who have a specialty and/or profession related to the corresponding military registration specialty from the list approved by the Ministry of Defense, and who fit for military service due to health and age, can be registered for military service at their own request.

At the same time, the law provides that women with a specialty and/or profession related to medical activity are registered for military service.