Poroshenko prohibited sending recruits to ATO area

Poroshenko said opening a meeting with regional state administrations heads, Censor.NET informs citing Liga.

"We resume calling up for the military service. I also signed the corresponding document. But I absolutely forbid to involve young inexperienced people who were drafted in the army for the first time to the detachments which are located in the ATO area," the head of state said.

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Poroshenko stressed that the key objective is to teach recruits to defend the country. "Those who have a university degree will take a year, the others - one and a half to learn how to use weapons, to understand what military discipline is about," he explained.