Ukraine has initiated a new program to bolster its military forces by releasing prisoners willing to serve in the armed forces. Under this scheme, convicts can gain parole by participating in military operations. According to government sources, over 3,000 convicts have expressed their willingness to join, with the first batch of 350 already released. The initiative aims to rebuild Ukraine's military, which has been significantly depleted by more than two years of conflict with Russia. The Ukrainian government has clarified that it will not recruit individuals convicted of murder or rape. The Minister of Justice, Denis Malyuska, stated that up to 20,000 prisoners could eventually be mobilized, with current efforts focusing on forming assault units exclusively from prisoners. The first two prisoners have already joined the military.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian convicts who have agreed to be mobilized will serve in assault units, which for now are formed exclusively from prisoners, explained the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Denis Malyushka. https://t.co/WVGQOqoWtz
Ukraine is now mobilizing prisoners. First batch of 350 people serving sentences have already been released and will join to the army. Up to 20,000 prisoners could be mobilized. https://t.co/DNHg2IwkXI
The first images of Ukrainian prisoners joining the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Dmytro Savchenko, an Officer of the 1st Separate Assault Battalion reports. https://t.co/rmsoDbAnOX
Ukraine releases first convicts to fill military ranks Nearly 350 inmates have already been freed, while some 4,000 more applications are being considered by the courts, the country’s justice minister has said https://t.co/MxoFDwRAq1 https://t.co/armFqmGkUI
🇺🇦👀 Ukraine has already released 350 prisoners to participate in the war. More than 4000 more are on the way. This was stated by the Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denis Malyuska. ❗️Under the new law, they will take part in hostilities in exchange for the possibility of parole. https://t.co/c2j1c9H7ux
Ukraine has begun releasing prisoners to serve in its army in an effort to rebuild its depleted forces after more than two years of war. | via @nytimes https://t.co/eDwVyVvclF
Ukraine starts freeing some prisoners to join its military https://t.co/GzRt2Dimqh
A Ukrainian court said that it had freed more than 50 prisoners under a new law that allows convicts to serve in the army in exchange for the possibility of parole at the end of their service, part of an effort to replenish the nation’s depleted forces. https://t.co/2DaQ3X6LqU
Ukraine has begun releasing prisoners to serve in its army, part of a wider effort to rebuild a military that has been depleted by more than two years of war and is strained by relentless Russian assaults. https://t.co/lECrPmW4fz
🔴 Two thieves are paroled early to join front line troops – but Ukraine says it will not emulate Russia by recruiting murderers or rapists Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/qgYX3vUZFB https://t.co/0mCYvlwMD2
🪖 Ukrainian court releases first 2 prisoners who wish to serve in military https://t.co/TkaFw6n44i
#Ukraine Frees First Prisoners to Bolster #Frontline Forces According to government sources, over 3,000 convicts have expressed their willingness to join the military following the recent enactment of a law facilitating this recruitment. https://t.co/OGf3kBHkO2
ICYMI: #Ukraine has started releasing the first prisoners to serve in its armed forces under a new scheme offering parole to convicts prepared to fight, a regional court says. https://t.co/5ShO7wZLKz