Poroshenko suggests army increases to 250,000 men

13:49, 02.03.2015 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a draft law enlarging the maximum size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to 250,000 men, including 204,000 military servicemen, to the Verkhovna Rada.

The draft law was registered on Monday and presented for the parliament leaders' consideration, says a report posted on the parliament website.

"The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in special periods shall grow by the number of servicemen recruited for military service consistent with the mobilization degrees of the Ukrainian president," it said.