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The parliamentary Committee on National Security is set to make a decision on a new bill reforming Ukraine\u2019s conscription system<\/a> next week, tentatively scheduled for Jan. 8-9, the committee’s secretary, SBU security service Colonel Roman Kostenko said on national television on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n Read also:<\/b> Freed prisoners likely tortured, increased mobilization discussed, Kyiv death toll rises <\/a><\/p>\n “We are meticulously reviewing [the bill] article by article,\u201d Kostenko said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe mobilization bill comprises 73 pages of comparative tables alone. Almost every provision raises questions about the technical wording or the determination of its relationship to other laws. A hearing is currently underway.”<\/p>\n He further mentioned that on Jan. 6, the parliamentary committee would listen to the Finance Ministry regarding the funds required for a new wave of conscription.<\/p>\n Read also:<\/b> \u2018Objective component of war\u2019: Zaluzhnyi and Umerov comment on increased mobilization at Parliament Committee <\/a><\/p>\n The Cabinet of Ministers submitted draft law No. 10378 to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine\u2019s parliament,<\/a> on Dec. 25, addressing issues of conscription, military registration, and service.<\/p>\n The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security began to work on this bill on Jan. 4.<\/a> The first meeting was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Chief of the General Staff Serhiy Shaptala, and the Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.<\/p>\n We\u2019re bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. Support<\/a> us with a one-time donation, or become a Patron<\/a>! <\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n