The new generation understands technology: Zelenskyy explains reduction of conscription age in Ukraine
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, explained why the country lowered the conscription age from 27 to 25. According to him, young soldiers are needed at the front because they are familiar with technology and have better physical condition
As reported by espresso.tv
He said in an interview with French journalist Hugo Decript.
"We need to prepare brigades that will replace those brigades that have been at the front for two years. To do this, to make it an adequate replacement, people need to train and be in a serious physical condition. With all due respect to our soldiers, but we are saying that there is a difference between a 25-year-old soldier and a 50-year-old soldier", Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian leader also noted that there are different challenges and different technologies for the defenders in different areas.
At the same time, the president emphasized that younger people are better and much faster at navigating the technologies used in war.
"In any case, we need to understand that the new generation is tech-savvy. They understand it, they created it all with their own hands. Their brains created it", Zelenskyy emphasized.
- On April 2, President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a law that reduces the conscription age in the country from 27 to 25 years old.
