# Ukraine weighs ‘radical’ mobilization changes amid recruitment challenges, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/29962

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-23 17:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-weighing-radical-mobilization-changes-official-says/

> Ukraine is preparing changes to its mobilization system that could include revisions to the draft age, parliamentary defense committee secretary Roman Kostenko said. Financial incentives have not significantly increased military recruitment. Compulsory mobilization will remain, while exemptions for parents of three or more children and voluntary service for women are not currently set to change.

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