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Ukraine Launches New Recruitment Program for Young Volunteers with Financial Incentives

Ukraine's Defense Ministry is launching a recruitment drive targeting men aged 18 to 24, offering financial incentives to bolster its armed forces against Russia's military.
The recruitment program includes a signing fee of 1 million hryvnias and a monthly salary of 120,000 hryvnias for soldiers on the front line.
Men aged 18 to 24 are currently exempt from the draft, which applies to those aged 25 to 60.
The initiative aims to address personnel shortages amid ongoing criticism of the government's handling of military demobilization.

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