Defense Ministry: Some 16,600 Ukrainians to be called for regular military service through May-June 2016

18:15, 20.04.2016 1 min read

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the number of Ukrainian citizens to be conscripted for a regular military service through May to June, a press service of Defense Ministry of Ukraine said.

The exact number is 16,615 people.

"A total of 8,015 persons will serve at the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 4,000 in the National Guard, 4,000 at the State Border Guard Service and 600 at State Special Transport Service," reads a report posted on the ministry's website on Wednesday.

The Cabinet allotted nearly UAH 54 million for the conscription.

The respective document was approved at the sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 20.