UKRAINE, Apr. 30 — Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief, ordered commanders to ensure that soldiers serve in frontline positions for up to two months, followed by a mandatory rotation, said Syrskyi.

Commanders must carry out the order no later than one month from the date of issuance, noted Commander-in-Chief.

The order also requires mandatory medical examinations and provides for rest periods for personnel after completing combat missions, as well as the timely supply of ammunition and food to those stationed at the front lines.

The order follows public discussion about provision shortages and prolonged deployment of infantry to the frontline that heated up after relatives of the 14th Brigade’s soldiers published posts addressing shortages on the frontline. One of the relatives said her husband has been at the zero line positions since August 2025.

Syrskyi said that compliance with the order would be “closely monitored,” and that violations would result in “inevitable consequences in accordance with current legislation and the statutes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

The investigation of the Office of the Military Ombudsman shows that after 40 days serving at the frontline position, soldiers stop caring if they will survive or not. So, to keep them at a position for such a long time isn’t effective, said Military Ombudsman Olha Reshetylova in an interview to Ukrainian media Ukrainska Pravda.

Syrskyi said that, with drones dominating the battlefield, the situation on the front lines and in logistics has become much more complicated.

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