Ukrainian President Zelensky Submits Proposal to Parliament for Extension of General Mobilization Order

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill to the parliament to extend the deadlines for martial law and general mobilization.

On the 1st (local time), RIA Novosti reported that this bill was registered on the Ukrainian parliament's website. The length of the extension has not been disclosed.

President Zelensky declared martial law on February 24 last year, when the Russian invasion war began. The next day, he issued a general mobilization order, banning men aged 18 to 60, who are subject to conscription, from leaving the country.

Martial law and general mobilization have since been extended several times. The most recent extension was approved on February 6 for 90 days.

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine [Photo by Yonhap News]

The bill is expected to pass soon. Accordingly, there is an interpretation that Ukraine has begun preliminary preparations to launch a counteroffensive strategy in the near future.

Recently, President Zelensky hinted at a counteroffensive to reclaim territory in the southeastern region during a foreign media interview. However, he did not specify an exact timeline.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have reportedly suffered severe personnel losses while engaging in attritional warfare centered on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Russia had already mobilized 300,000 reservists through a partial mobilization order in September last year. Additionally, they recruited serious criminals incarcerated in prisons on the condition of pardon and sent them to the front lines.

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