The US has urged Ukraine to lower its conscription age to 18 in a bid to boost the size of its military. Ukraine should lower the mobilisation age to 18 from the current age of 25 to help expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help, a Biden administration official said.

An official from the administration of US President Joe Biden said that Ukraine should consider lowering the draft age for its soldiers to 18 years old.A

Ukraine should consider lowering the age of military service for its soldiers to 18 years old, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday, putting pressure on Kyiv to bolster its fighting forces in the country's war with Russia.

Biden administration urging Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 from 25 to meet manpower needs to stay in fight with Russia

President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.

Ukraine has taken steps to broaden the pool of draft-eligible men, but the efforts have only scratched the surface against a much larger Russian military.

The Biden administration is urging Ukraine to lower its draft age from 25 to 18 in an effort to increase troop numbers, the Associated Press reported on Nov. 27, citing an unnamed senior Biden administration official.