“Women called up for military service will be prohibited from leaving Ukraine,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry lawyer Volodymyr Smelka said, noting that “for women subject to military service, the same restrictions apply as for men, and they cannot travel abroad “. during martial law.”

One Ukrainian website stated: “From the beginning of October, women with professions must register in the army.”

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said they want to keep up with NATO standards: “First of all, this is dictated by gender equality. Since we are approaching NATO standards, we are moving towards them not only in armament, but also in military registration, both for women and men.”

Earlier, the Ukrainian media published the data of the decree of the Ministry of Defense of the country, according to which women in a number of professions are required to be drafted into the army from October 1.

Among the mandatory sectors are chemistry, biology, telecommunications, radio engineering, many disciplines in the field of information technology, a number of medical specialties. The original list was changed, reducing the list to 14 professions.