In Ukraine, the conscription campaign "Spring - 2005" has ended. During its conduct, 31,235 people were conscripted into the ranks of the Armed Forces and other military formations of Ukraine for compulsory military service, the Ministry of Defense press service told "proUA". \n \nOf these, 23,000 young men were conscripted into the ranks of the Armed Forces, 4,500 into the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, 2,500 into the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, 850 into the State Special Transport Service, and 385 people into the Security Service of Ukraine. \n \nRecall that the conscription campaign "Spring-2005" differed from previous ones in that it was conducted with an increase in conscription volumes. In particular, 3,559 more people were sent to the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine than in last year's autumn conscription. This increase is due to the implementation of priority measures aimed at preventing a decrease in the level of staffing of troops with personnel and maintaining their combat capability in the conditions of the domestic military's transition to a 12-month term of compulsory military service (18 months in units and formations of the Naval Forces and 9 months for persons with higher education) and the reduction of the transition period to staffing military units and subunits with military personnel undergoing military service under contract. \n \nA total of 24 oblast, Kyiv city, Crimean Republican, and 492 district conscription commissions ensured the spring conscription campaign. Of the total number of conscripts who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces this spring, about 30% of recruits will be sent to training centers for the preparation of junior specialists, and the rest - directly to military units. At the same time, priority is given to staffing formations and military units that are part of the Joint Rapid Reaction Forces.