KYIV — Ukrainian men as young as 25 can now be conscripted into military service after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law Tuesday lowering the draft age — a bid to replenish Kyiv’s badly depleted troop ranks more than two years into Russia’s invasion.
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Zelensky signs law lowering draft age to 25 in bid to boost military ranks
Updated April 2, 2024 at 1:56 p.m. EDT|Published April 2, 2024 at 1:11 p.m. EDT