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Ukraine extends martial law and mobilization until May 4

Ukraine’s parliament approved bills to extend martial law and general mobilization in the country, according to the live broadcast of the Verkhovna Rada session on Jan. 14.

14 January, 03:10 PM

Ex-AWOL soldiers often super-effective, says Da Vince Wolves commander

The ability to choose a unit, military specialization and increased payments could help attract Ukrainians to the army — as shown by troops returning from AWOL to new units, Da Vinci Wolves battalion commander Serhiy Filimonov said in a big Radio NV interview on Nov. 7, commenting on Ukraine's military conscription challenges.

9 November 2025, 06:26 PM

600,000 draft deferments to be auto-extended in Ukraine

Over 600,000 Ukrainians will have conscription deferments automatically extended by the end of October without visits to recruitment centers, the Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 24.

28 October 2025, 12:15 PM

Ukraine's Rada extends martial law, conscription until February

Ukraine's parliament has approved extending martial law and general mobilization for 90 days, effective Nov. 5 until Feb. 3, 2026, marking the 17th such extension since Russia's full-scale invasion, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Golos faction reported on Telegram.

21 October 2025, 03:40 PM

Putin risks world war with conscription, Zelenskyy warns

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's potential conscription campaign could signal the start of a world war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with journalists on Oct. 8, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

9 October 2025, 02:16 PM

Kyiv protests Russia’s illegal draft in occupied territories

Moscow announcing the start of its seasonal military draft in occupied areas of Ukraine amounts to a clear breach of international law, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 01:22 AM

Germany's CSU leader Söder calls for Ukrainian men to return and fight

Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Bavarian premier, suggested sending able-bodied Ukrainian male refugees back to Ukraine to “protect the homeland,” he told Rheinische Post in an interview on Sept. 6.

6 September 2025, 04:10 PM

Russia intensifies forced mobilization of Ukrainians in occupied territories

Russian occupation forces are planning to increase the pace of mobilizing Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories, Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance (NRC) wrote on Sept. 4.

5 September 2025, 09:11 AM

Most military recruitment incidents faked – Command North

During August, 41 incidents involving representatives of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers were reported in areas under the jurisdiction of Ukraine’s Operational Command North, according to its Aug. 31 report.

31 August 2025, 04:50 PM

Russia targets Ukraine’s conscription with recruitment center strikes

Russian forces launch drone strikes on military recruitment centers in an effort to disrupt the country’s conscription process, Vitaliy Sarantsev, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Land Forces Command, told public broadcaster Suspilne on July 3.

3 July 2025, 03:10 PM

Young Ukrainian soldier touts contract 18-24 benefits

Financial rewards are not the primary motivation for young people signing up for the Defense Forces’ Contract 18-24 program, Andriy, call sign Chef, a 22-year-old grenadier serving in Ukraine’s 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, told Radio NV on June 30.

2 July 2025, 12:09 PM

Ukrainian intel: Russia turning Uzbek and Tajik workers into cannon fodder

Russia has ramped up its forced mobilization of Central Asian migrants to fight in its war against Ukraine, luring them with promises of quick cash and short-term contracts — only to send them to their deaths, Ukraine’s military intelligence reported on June 21.

21 June 2025, 01:58 PM

Ukraine’s parliament backs bill for men over 60 to serve voluntarily

Ukraine’s legislature passed in its first reading on June 4 a bill allowing men aged 60 and older to voluntarily serve in the Defense Forces under a one-year contract, MP Oleksii Honcharenko reported on Telegram.

4 June 2025, 04:12 PM

Security Service detains four, including Constitutional Court official, in draft evasion schemes

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police dismantled several schemes enabling conscription evasion, arresting four key organizers, including a scientific consultant to a Constitutional Court judge, the SBU reported on Telegram on April 18.

18 April 2025, 05:30 PM

Recruitment of contract soldiers in Moscow hits record pace — Russian media

The number of Russians signing military contracts in Moscow has surged past previous monthly totals, Russian outlet Verstka reported on April 15, citing closed data from the Unified Recruitment Center and noting the trend began in mid-March.

15 April 2025, 03:01 PM

Lviv military recruitment center responds to viral video of scuffle

A group of women in Lviv attempted to free a man detained by Territorial Recruitment Center officers on April 1, sparking a scuffle caught on video, the Lviv Oblast TRC reported on Facebook.

2 April 2025, 04:13 PM

Russia's massive conscription drive aims to compensate for military losses

Russia's Ministry of Defense plans to conscript 160,000 individuals this spring, the largest draft in 14 years, as part of its strategy to compensate for significant military losses and sustain its war efforts in Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Counteracting Disinformation’s message on Telegram on April 1.

1 April 2025, 06:05 PM

Unacceptable and escalating: Lubinets warns of rising enlistment office violations

The number of reported rights violations during mobilization activities by territorial recruitment center staff has risen in 2025, with the nature of these violations changing, Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in a Telegram post on March 21.

21 March 2025, 02:42 PM

Martial law and conscription in Ukraine extended until May 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed laws extending martial law and conscription in Ukraine from Feb. 8 to May 9, 2025, according to legislative bills 4220-IX and 4221-IX.

5 February 2025, 06:50 PM

No draft for 18-year-olds: NSDC shuts down student mobilization rumors

Mobilizing 18-year-old citizens in Ukraine is not possible, as the legally established minimum age for conscription is 25, said Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 04:09 PM

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