Information on current conscription practices and alternative military service subsequent to that contained in Response to Information Request UKR9897 [UKR11525]

Information on conscription practices and alternative military service in Ukraine is currently available in the IRBDC's recent Question and Answer Series paper CIS, Baltic States and Georgia: Military Service (June 1992) available at Regional Documentation Centres. In addition, please find attached two articles from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

There is no further information on this topic currently available to the IRBDC.

Attachments


Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 June 1992. Vol. 1, No. 26. RFE/RL Research Report. Stephen Foye. "The Ukrainian Armed Forces: Prospects and Problems," pp. 55-60.

_____. 19 June 1992. Vol. 1, No. 25. RFE/RL Research Report. "Military and Security Notes," p. 69.