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Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian forces seven to ten times, says Joint Forces Commander

Kyiv is facing a significant shortage of soldiers, with Russian troops outnumbering the Ukrainian Armed Forces by seven to ten times, the Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Yuriy Sodol said in his April 11 address to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) ahead of the crucial vote on the conscription bill.

12 April 2024, 11:55 AM

Ukraine needs to lower draft age from 25 to 20 — Taras Chmut

Badly in need of additional manpower, Ukraine should lower draft age to 20 years, Taras Chmut, head of the Come Back Alive charity foundation, said in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda on April 10.

11 April 2024, 08:28 PM

Demobilization clause removed from Ukraine's conscription law — opposition MP

Ukraine's Parliament has removed the provision regarding demobilization from the conscription law, opposition Holos party MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on April 11.

11 April 2024, 01:02 PM

Ukraine moves toward conscripting certain groups of convicts for contracted military service

The Ukrainian parliament has adopted in the first reading Bill No. 11079-1, which provides for the conscription of convicted persons, reported co-chair of the European Solidarity party Iryna Herashchenko on April 10.

10 April 2024, 06:43 PM

No final decision on conscription bill in Ukrainian Parliament, MP says

The relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has not yet made a final decision on the conscription bill, MP Ihor Kopytin, told the Ukrainian news outlet LIGA.net on April 8.

8 April 2024, 06:10 PM

Russia advances offensive operations in Ukraine amid growing losses

While the intensified tempo of Russian offensive operations in Ukraine will likely result in increased manpower and material losses, the Russian Defense Ministry appears to successfully mitigate these losses, Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 5.

6 April 2024, 12:59 PM

PM Shmyhal announces ‘much softer’ approach and reduced conscription needs in Ukraine

Ukraine will not need an additional 500,000 soldiers as previously anticipated, indicating a shift towards a ‘much softer’ conscription approach, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with the Estonian channel ERR on April 4.

5 April 2024, 05:22 PM

36% of Ukrainians find conscription level insufficient - survey

36% of Ukrainians believe that the current level of conscription in Ukraine is insufficient, according to a nationwide survey conducted on Feb. 17-21 by the Ukrainian polling group Rating and funded by the USAID.

4 April 2024, 04:05 PM

Russia targets 300,000 new conscripts by June — Zelenskyy

Russia is preparing to conscript 300,000 more people by June 1, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference with his Finnish colleague Alexander Stubb in Kyiv on April 3.

3 April 2024, 05:30 PM

Russia to start fresh wave of forced conscription in occupied Luhansk Oblast

Russian occupation authorities in the seized Luhansk Oblast have issued a “decree” heralding a fresh wave of forced conscription among the region’s residents, scheduled to extend from April through July, Luhansk regional governor Artem Lysohor reported on Telegram on March 30.

30 March 2024, 02:40 PM

Ukraine will remove the concept of ‘partially fit for duty’ from conscription norms

People with limited capabilities for military service will undergo a second medical examination and may be declared fit or unfit for duty, MP Fedir Venislavsky said on national TV on March 23.

23 March 2024, 02:43 PM

Effective date of new conscription bill: what's the timeline?

The Ukrainian Parliament moved forward with conscription bill No. 10449, passing it in the first reading on Feb. 7, and on Feb. 27, Members of Parliament commenced deliberations on the text for its second reading.

18 March 2024, 04:37 PM

Military commissariat rejects accusations of beating draftee who attempted suicide, blames drug use

The Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Protection of Zakarpattya Oblast responded to accusations of beating a local, Yevhen Khabarov, who allegedly tried to "commit suicide" afterward.

18 March 2024, 04:06 PM

Disabled Ukrainians complain of getting draft notice; military stresses need for timely data updates

People with disabilities may receive draft notices if the Territorial Military Recruitment Center does not know about their health status, Operational Command North reported on Telegram on March 11.

11 March 2024, 03:30 PM

The Ministry of Defense on conscripts who ‘stay at home’ - WP

Civilians of fighting age must accept that “there’s no time for you left to sit home,” The Washington Post reported, citing Oleksiy Bezhevets, an adviser to the Defense Ministry on Recruitment.

4 March 2024, 04:30 PM

Mobilization law delay exposes government's glaring inefficiency, Ukrainian political analyst argues

The bill on mobilization is a "verdict" on the Ukrainian executive and legislative branches, political analyst Oleksiy Koshel told Radio NV on March 3.

4 March 2024, 03:30 PM

Russia tests Yars missile, boosts shell production; nuclear threats unlikely — ISW

The Kremlin regime is unlikely to dare to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine or any of its allies despite its regular threats, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 1.

2 March 2024, 02:12 PM

Woman accuses Zakarpattya Oblast TRC of kidnapping and assault — military enlistment office reacted

A woman accused the Zakarpattya Oblast Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) of kidnapping her ex-husband, beating him, and forcibly conscripting him, despite his partial paralysis, she said to the local publication Hromada Zakarpattya and Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne on Feb. 28.

28 February 2024, 07:43 PM

Conscription bill to be submitted for second reading in March, delays expected due to numerous amendments - Parliamentary Defense Committee

The conscription bill “may be submitted for the second reading as early as March,” but its consideration may be delayed because of thousands of amendments proposed by deputies, the Verkhovna Rada’s (Parliament) press service reported on Feb. 28, citing the Defense Committee's Deputy Chairman Yehor Cherniev.

28 February 2024, 05:49 PM

Zelenskyy signs law on demobilization of conscripts

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law allowing conscripts whose term of service expired during martial law and was extended beyond the established terms to be discharged from military service into the reserve, the Verkhovna Rada website reported on Feb. 26.

26 February 2024, 07:16 PM

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