Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on

By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law on how the country will call up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces that are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance. The law was passed on Thursday against a backdrop of an escalating Russian campaign that has devastated Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent weeks. Authorities said that overnight, missile and drone attacks completely destroyed the Trypilska thermal power plant. It was the largest power-generating facility in the region of the country’s capital. Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion captured nearly a quarter of Ukraine, the stakes could not be higher for Kyiv. Ukraine’s forces are now dug in, outgunned and outnumbered.