On Oct. 13, several hundred soldiers of the National Guard left their military units in Kyiv and the region to rally near the Presidential Administration, demanding the end of draft. National Guard units are staffed though national mobilization, but the terms of service for these particular units have been extended several times beyond the usual one year.

Anatolii Matios, Ukraine’s chief military prosecutor and Yury Viytev, military prosecutor of the Central District, tried for hours to persuade the soldiers to disperse, saying that they were subject to criminal punishment for their actions.

Source: www.kyivpost.com