ISW: Lowering the conscription age will help Ukraine, but the army needs weapons from the West

ISW: Lowering the conscription age will help Ukraine, but the army needs weapons from the West

Analysts say lowering the mobilization age is one of many measures Ukraine is considering as part of its efforts to create a sustainable wartime force generation apparatus. At the same time, all mobilized military personnel must be provided with weapons.

Western materiel remains the most important deciding factor for the ability of the Ukrainian army to restore its combat power, analysts say.