THE Ukrainian armyweakened and faced with a shortage of ammunition, tries to intercept the Russian attacks in various parts of the front.

To do this, in addition to munitions – he also needs men.

The Ukrainian Parliament approved today the controversial bill on the mobilizationwhich does not provide for a demobilization period of the soldiers.

“It’s done! The conscription law has been approved. Two hundred and eighty-three (MPs voted) in favor,” MP and co-sponsor of the bill, Oleksiy Goncharenko, said on Telegram.

Ukraine, faced with a shortage of volunteer soldiers, had been working for months on the controversial text after more than two years of war against the Russian invader.

The bill, which mainly provides increasing penalties for those who disobeycaused a scandal by withdrawing at the last minute an article on the demobilization of soldiers who have served 36 months, a severe blow to soldiers who have been fighting at the front for more than two years.

Facing difficulties in finding volunteers, Ukraine initially expanded conscription, reducing it age of those who are called to report to the army from the age of 27 25 years.

Also, the MPs voted in her favor recruitment of prisoners.

“We must give convicts the opportunity to fight,” Goncharenko wrote on Telegram, promising that those convicted of murder or rape would not be recruited.

Henceforth, the penalties for those trying to avoid conscription it will be strict

The bill also facilitates recruitment procedures by creating a dedicated digital system.

In order to enter into force, the Speaker of the House must now send the text to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will have to sign it.