Around 20 MPs from the Ukrainian parliament's ninth convocation have taken part in military service, with some having served directly on the front line.

Source: Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament), in an interview with Ukrinform

Quote: "About 20 MPs of the current convocation have been involved in military service in one form or another. When people say 'you go to war', we have people who are already fighting or have fought, including on the front line."

Details: Stefanchuk noted that some MPs from the previous convocation had been killed in the war and their names are now commemorated on memorial plaques on the walls of the parliament.

He added that many members of the parliamentary staff were also drafted, and one of them was killed; his name has likewise been immortalised.

Quote: "Parliament is a cross-section of society, and it is equally involved in decision-making as it is in direct combat. I sincerely believe that this parliament will soon transform from a parliament of war into a parliament of a victorious country. I want our victory very much, as does our entire society, and I hope it will happen."

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