27 Sep 2016 16:13

Ukrainian General Staff refutes possibility of 7th mobilization wave

KYIV. Sept 27 (Interfax) - Ukraine is not planning a seventh mobilization wave, acting head of the Main Human Resources Department - Deputy Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff Volodymyr Talalay said.

"This information has nothing to do with reality. We plan to substitute those who are being discharged on the president's order with contract servicemen. We get about 6,000 contract servicemen per month and expect another 15,000 to 18,000 before the end of this year. This will satisfy our needs," he said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff is not planning a seventh mobilization wave," Talalay said.