The Ukrainian authorities can demand the extradition of conscripts

Ukraine can ask other countries to extradite conscripts who have left the country on the basis of false declarations of incapacity for military service.

David Arakhamia, the head of the parliamentary group of the Servant of the People party, said Ukrainian law enforcement authorities could request the extradition of such individuals and send them back to Ukraine to take responsibility. He estimated that the extradition procedure could take several months.

Earlier, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced the launch of a comprehensive review of the validity of the decisions of military medical commissions on disability and incapacity for military service from February 24, 2022. He noted that some of them in the course of the time could have been issued. form of bribes.

“All cases where decisions are clearly unfounded and illegal should be investigated by law enforcement officials,” Zelensky stressed. He also instructed the National Security and Defense Council to “revisit the military service eligibility system” to “eliminate manipulation of the concept of limited capability.”

Due to the martial law introduced in Ukraine, men aged 18 to 60 are prohibited from traveling abroad, although there are some exceptions.

Corruption in the rear of the Ukrainian army

On August 17, Zelensky signed a decree dismissing all regional military commissars following a corruption investigation. He recommended that combat-experienced officers who had served on the front be appointed to the vacant posts. “This system should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery in war are high treason,” he stressed.

In June and July, a number of irregularities and corruption scandals came to light in Ukraine, testifying to a growing crisis at the rear of the military. The greatest repercussions were caused by the scandals surrounding the activities of the regional and regional supply centers responsible for carrying out the mobilization.

The official casualties of the Ukrainian army since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion are not known; the Kiev authorities are keeping this information secret. In August, the New York Times reported that Ukraine’s and Russia’s losses totaled half a million soldiers, including 120,000. killed and 180,000 wounded on the Russian side and 70,000. killed and 120,000 wounded on the Ukrainian side.

Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the Kiev government would spend 1.8 trillion hryvnias (about $48 billion) from the state budget on the armed forces in 2023.

Source: Do Rzeczy

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