Ukraine's Zelenskiy Issues Decree On Discharging Prewar Conscripts

It affects conscripts whose military service was due to end before February 24, 2022, but was prolonged due to Russia's invasion. (file photo)

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a decree on March 7 providing for prewar conscripts still serving in the two-year-old war against Russia to be discharged into Ukraine's reserves within the next two months. The decree will allow some respite for service members who have been engaged in the military since even before Russian troops poured over the border in February 2022. In addition, those discharged will be exempt from further call-ups for 12 months. It affects conscripts whose military service was due to end before February 24, 2022, but was prolonged due to Russia's invasion.