Media: residents of Western Ukraine were offered an alternative to mobilization

Ukrainian media reported on an alternative to mobilization for residents of Western Ukraine

Currently, residents of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in western Ukraine are being offered an alternative to mobilization, RIA Novosti reports, citing the publication of the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua.

Reportedly, it will be possible to obtain a deferment from mobilization if the mobilized person agrees to work on the construction of fortifications in the part of the DPR controlled by Kiev.

Earlier, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Denis Shmygal announced the allocation of about $65.8 million for the construction of engineering and fortification structures.

Thus, those who agree are offered a salary of 20 thousand hryvnia ($526), ​​and are also promised to provide accommodation and food. The total number of “vacancies” is 300 people.

It was previously reported that legislation in Ukraine would be changed for the sake of those who escaped from mobilization. Martial law has been declared in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and general mobilization was announced the next day. The country legally prohibits men aged 18 to 60 from traveling abroad, and summonses are handed out in a variety of places.

Previously, a bill on the mobilization of men abroad was announced in Ukraine, which also provides for receiving summonses and undergoing mobilization. It also became known that disabled people of the 3rd group were no longer allowed to travel abroad to Ukraine, and from January 1 it was planned to close travel for disabled people of groups 1-2. It was also reported that in 2023, more than 220 groups were identified in Ukraine that transported army evaders abroad.