The government is preparing a new programme for mobilising and recruiting people into the army.
The President's Office spoke about the delivery of summonses in gyms
Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, commented on the videos of summonses being served in gyms that often appear on the Internet.
He said it would be difficult to continue mobilisation, so the government is currently working on a new programme.
According to Podolyak, the state "should work with people who do not really understand what war is and what such a war can lead to".
You want to live in a free state where you can behave as you want, and you don't want to defend that. When Russia comes here, all these people will look a little different: they won't be walking calmly down the streets, they won't be behaving as if nothing is happening, Podolyak added.
He noted that a programme is currently being prepared that will change the mobilisation and recruitment of people for war. According to him, the functions that the state should assume and how to work with people will be clearly defined.
What is known about the new mechanisms for serving summonses to conscripts in Ukraine
Venislavsky noted that these are so-called "public summons".
That is, the notification of receipt of a registered letter arrives in the mailbox, and the letter with the summons must be handed to the person personally by the relevant representatives of the postal services. This is a so-called public summons, the MP said.
Venislavsky reminded that Ukraine already has an electronic cabinet for persons liable for military service and conscripts.
The MP also noted that all identification data will be stored in it.
Venislavsky explained that this would greatly simplify the mobilisation process and prevent citizens from abusing claims that they did not receive a call-up.
We also envisage that summonses can be served not only by representatives of the Central Emergency Committee, but also through local self-government institutions and local executive authorities — to clarify the powers of all public authorities in matters of mobilisation. After all, the current law on mobilisation already stipulates that these institutions are involved in mobilisation activities, but in practice they often avoid these responsibilities. In addition, we envisage that military administrations will also be involved in these activities, the MP added.
He also stressed that the new draft law does not address the issue of the conscription age during mobilisation at all.
