The Office of the President of Ukraine noted a significant number of applications for service under the “Contract 18-24” program; however, not all of them result in the signing of an agreement. This was reported by the Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Pavlo Palisa, in an interview.
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“I don’t want to mislead you from memory. But in reality, I would like the number to be higher. It’s something, perhaps, around 500 people, something like that. Although there were an extraordinarily large number of applications,” Palisa noted.
Reasons for the Low Contract Signing Rate
According to Palisa, many applicants “did not proceed to signing” the contract. He emphasized that the reason for this phenomenon requires investigation.
“We will definitely investigate the reasons that influenced why a person verbally agreed but did not proceed to signing. In fact, sometimes parents have an influence… There are various reasons; we are investigating these issues, analyzing to draw conclusions and, where necessary, make adjustments,” he explained.
Project “Contract 18-24” by the Ministry of Defense
In February, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the launch of the “Contract 18-24” program, which allows volunteers aged 18-24 to sign a one-year contract for 1 million hryvnias. Later, the Ministry of Defense clarified that these funds could also be received by volunteers who joined the military earlier. According to Ukrainian legislation, individuals aged 25 to 60 are subject to mobilization.