Ukrainian service members and veterans call for systemic military reforms

Ukrainian military personnel and veterans are demanding urgent structural changes to resolve growing inequities within the armed forces and improve mobilization practices.

Frontline surgeon Bohdan Zhuravel criticized the absence of troop rotations, stating that prolonged deployments leave troops exhausted while government policies favor civilians. Meanwhile, drone company commander Yurii Butusov cited a severe lack of official accountability regarding military logistics, explaining that officers must independently source essential operational equipment.

Additionally, veteran research highlighted by Українська правда indicated that military decorations are disproportionately allocated to brigade command staff rather than frontline combatants. To make mobilization more equitable, serviceman Pavlo Kazarin advocated for revising draft deferment policies and reforming military medical evaluation boards.

Sources: Liga net, NV, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда