Outcry in Ukraine after Kyiv scraps demobilisation plan for long-serving soldiers

Military leaders had put pressure on politicians to ditch a draft amendment that allowed troops who had served for more than 36 months in war a chance to be discharged See all our Ukraine war coverage Ukrainian lawmakers have sparked anger by scrapping a clause in a draft law that would have given soldiers who have spent long periods fighting on the frontlines a chance to return home. With Ukraine's army outnumbered by Russia on the battlefield, "the offensive continues along the entire frontlin...