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New rules for delivering draft summonses in Ukraine for 2025

Ukraine has changed the rules for delivering draft summonses, allowing for more flexible methods of notification.

7 January 2025, 11:19 AM

Basic military training to replace conscription in Ukraine

Starting Sept. 1, 2025, basic military training will be introduced as a mandatory course in all Ukrainian universities, according to the mobilization bill effective from May 18, 2024.

1 January 2025, 03:06 PM

Blinken: Ukraine must make tough mobilization choices

Ukraine must make difficult decisions regarding further mobilization to repel Russian aggression, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling such decisions “necessary.”

4 December 2024, 08:35 PM

Over 700,000 Ukrainians removed from wanted list on Reserve+ app

710,000 Ukrainians have been removed from the “ungrounded” wanted list in the Reserve+ military registration app, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko announced during a briefing on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 05:38 PM

Da Vinci battalion commander highlights manpower as biggest challenge for Ukrainian army

Ukrainian forces hold an advantage in some weaponry over Russian troops but face personnel shortages as volunteers dwindle, according to Lt. Dmytro Filatov, commander of the 1st Separate Assault Battalion Da Vinci, told Hromadske Radio on Nov. 14.

15 November 2024, 06:45 PM

Ukraine protests Russia’s forced mobilization in occupied territories

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has issued a formal protest against the forced mobilization of Ukrainian citizens in temporarily occupied territories into the Russian military. The corresponding statement was released on Oct. 1.

2 October 2024, 01:26 AM

New Russian law could send thousands of defendants to Ukraine front

Russia prepares to conscript over 20,000 defendants for the war in Ukraine, according to a new law that allows the deployment of persons under investigation, iStories media reported on Oct. 1, citing two lawyers working on criminal cases in Russia.

1 October 2024, 07:00 PM

New Russian brigade Bars formed to support troops in Kharkiv offensive

Russia is forming a new brigade to support the Sever grouping operating in Kharkiv Oblast, Vitaliy Sarantsev, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv Operational-Tactical Troop Grouping, announced on Telegram on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 07:35 PM

Military medical commissions to operate 24/7 in Kyiv — City Military Administration

Military medical commissions in the capital will now operate around the clock, Kyiv Defense Council decided, following a meeting on Aug. 28, City Administration reported on Telegram.

28 August 2024, 02:44 PM

Police launch investigation after man in Odesa threatens military commissariat workers with gun

A 38-year-old man in Odesa threatened military officers from the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center with a gun, leading to a police investigation, the regional police reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 03:46 PM

Russia plans covert mobilization amid heavy losses — German media

Russia has little choice but to go for additional mobilization, even if it has to be undeclared to avoid public discontent, German newspaper Bild wrote on Aug. 21.

21 August 2024, 09:19 PM

Russia faces difficulties in finding manpower as losses mount and conscription stalls, says ex-FM Klimkin

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin revealed a significant sign of Russia’s difficulties in recruiting soldiers for its war against Ukraine during an Aug. 7 interview with Radio NV.

8 August 2024, 02:10 PM

Kremlin faces conscription issues as volunteer numbers drop despite incentives, says Budanov

Russia is facing significant challenges with its conscription efforts, which began about three months ago, the head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, said in an interview with Forbes on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 05:55 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry detects three fake Reserve+ apps

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry discovered three fake Reserve+ web applications being at the development stage, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chernohorenko said on national television on August 5.

5 August 2024, 02:03 PM

Territorial Recruitment Centers may impose fines on those who fail to update their data 2 months after new mobilization bill

The Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) can fine men who came to update their data, but were not registered before, The Ukrainian Parliament Committee on National Security member Oleksand Fadienko said on Aug. 3.

5 August 2024, 12:56 PM

Ukraine launches pilot program to train women as municipal bus drivers

Ukraine's Ministry for Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development, in partnership with UN Women in Ukraine, has launched a pilot program to train women as municipal bus drivers, the ministry announced on July 24.

24 July 2024, 04:35 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces conscript 3,800 prisoners

The Ukrainian Armed Forces conscripted 3,800 prisoners, Roman Kostеnko, Secretary of the Ukrainian Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, said in a comment to NV's sister publication Ukrainska Pravda on July 23.

23 July 2024, 10:05 PM

Ukraine’s conscription: How much longer and next steps in July 2024

Ukrainian Parliament has extended martial law and conscription periods every 90 days since their introduction on February 24, 2022, with MPs voting for an additional 90 days on July 23, 2024.

23 July 2024, 03:17 PM

Russia will track draftees to prevent escapes — UK intelligence

Russia is implementing an "information exchange system" between its Defense Ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB) to track potential draftees and prevent their escape from the country, UK Defense Intelligence reported on X on July 16.

16 July 2024, 01:15 PM

Ukrainians abroad to be fined for not updating their military data — Defense Ministry

Administrative fines will be imposed on those conscripted Ukrainians abroad who have not updated their data by July 16, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chernohorenko said in an interview with the YePytaniya YouTube channel on July 15.

16 July 2024, 12:24 PM

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