# Ukraine’s ex-defense minister urges mandatory mobilization of women

https://mins.news/en/item/27829

- TASS, 2026-08-20 22:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175839

> Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov said Ukraine should amend its laws to make military service compulsory for women as well as men. He argued women should serve in roles beyond medical work and said their mobilization would double the country’s manpower pool.

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