150,000 Ukrainians apply for mobilization deferrals via Reserve+ app
Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko announced that 150,000 Ukrainians used the Reserve+ app to defer mobilization within its first week, NV reported on Nov. 18.
Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko reported that 150,000 Ukrainians applied for mobilization deferrals via the Reserve+ app in its first week, including people with disabilities, students, and graduate students. Plans are underway to extend deferrals to parents with multiple children.
At the same briefing, Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Barhylevych said 1,500 service members submitted transfer requests through the Army+ app, with 60% reviewed and half approved.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the Reserve+ app's deferral feature on Nov. 9, and the Army+ transfer request feature launched Nov. 15.
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