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Odesa draft chiefs suspended after SBU raid on alleged extortion scheme

The Odesa regional military draft office said on Facebook that its leadership was cooperating with law enforcement after service members from one of the city’s district draft offices were detained on April 21 in a case that media reports linked to alleged extortion.

21 April, 08:07 PM

Odesa draft chiefs suspended after SBU detains staff in alleged $50,000 scheme

The heads of the Odesa regional and Peresyp district territorial recruitment and social support centers — Ukraine’s military draft offices — were suspended from duty after members of draft notification teams were detained, Ukraine’s Ground Forces said on April 21.

21 April, 05:40 PM

SBU detains Odesa draft staff after gunfire, in alleged $50,000 extortion case

Service members from one of Odesa’s district territorial recruitment and social support centers — Ukraine’s military draft offices — were detained by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, Suspilne reported on April 21, citing the draft office’s press service.

21 April, 04:17 PM

Russian drone strikes draft office in Sumy, Ukraine flags mobilization campaign

A Russian drone struck a territorial recruitment and social support center — Ukraine’s military draft office — in Sumy on March 18, Suspilne reported, citing sources.

18 March, 04:13 PM

Ukraine launches sweeping mobilization overhaul to fix years of draft failures

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is preparing a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s mobilization system, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Feb. 23.

23 February, 02:45 PM

Man rams former military office in Russia and sets car ablaze

A man drove his car into the main entrance of a building that once housed a military enlistment office and then set his vehicle on fire in Russia's city of Gus Khrustalnyi, Vladimir Oblast, Telegram channel ASTRA wrote on Dec. 25.

26 December 2024, 07:53 AM

Draft officials checked documents en masse at Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv — video

During the Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv on Oct. 11, approximately 50 military personnel were stopping male attendants, asking to present their military registration documents, TSN TV news program reported.

11 October 2024, 10:51 PM

22-year-old Rivne resident sets Ukrainian soldiers' cars on fire under Russian orders

A 22-year-old resident of Rivne set fire to the cars of Ukrainian soldiers following orders from Russia. Videos of the burned cars were later published by Russian propaganda media, portraying the incidents as acts of arson by "Ukrainians who oppose mobilization," the National Police reported on Facebook on July 16.

16 July 2024, 04:48 PM

Ukrainian draft offices set record for military registration fines

The Enforcement Service has received nearly 12,000 fines for military registration violations from draft offices since the beginning of the year, reported monitoring channel Opendatabot on July 10.a

10 July 2024, 10:46 AM

Over 400,000 reports filed on Ukrainian draft dodgers

Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian draft offices have issued more than 180,000 administrative reports for violations of military registration and over 400,000 reports on draft dodgers, according to data from the Ministry of Defense provided to lawyer Roman Lykhachov, NV reported on July 9.

9 July 2024, 05:59 PM

Thousands of draft reservation applications remain unaddressed, says Ukrainian MP

The Economy and the Defense ministries are not reviewing documents on the reservation of defense company personnel, Deputy Head of the National Security Committee, Mariana Bezuhla, said in an interview with NV Business on July 6.

6 July 2024, 01:54 PM

SBU detains Russian FSB agent in Zaporizhzhya

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained FSB agent in Zaporizhzhya, who was preparing terrorist attacks against employees of a local draft office, SBU reported on Telegram on June 4.

4 June 2024, 06:14 PM

Odesa draft office official behind multimillion-dollar evasion scheme sent to pre-trial detention

The head of the Prymorskyi district draft office in Odesa, who organized a large-scale scheme to profit from draft dodgers, was sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months with the possibility of bail, Suspilne reported on May 28.

28 May 2024, 03:45 PM

Man dies at Zakarpattya recruitment center after passing health check

A man died at a territorial recruitment center in Zakarpattya Oblast after being deemed fit for military service, with the military citing a sudden health deterioration, according to a TRC report on Facebook on May 24.

24 May 2024, 11:10 AM

Over 260,000 Ukrainians swiftly update military data via Reserve+ app

As of today, 260,000 Ukrainians have updated their data for draft offices in Reserve+ mobile application, said Dmytro Lazutkin, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on May 20.

20 May 2024, 03:10 PM

Defense Ministry outlines most needed positions in Armed Forces

Ukraine's Defense Ministry seeks recruits for units directly deterring Russian occupiers, the ministry's recruiting commissioner, Oleksiy Bezhevets, said on the national TV on May 7.

7 May 2024, 05:10 PM

Defense Ministry explains operation of Oberih military service registry

Register of persons liable for military service Oberih is a state tool to understand its human resources, said Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Kateryna Chernohorenko, Suspilne reported on May 5.

6 May 2024, 11:30 AM

Zakarpattya residents block draft office

A group staged a protest near a military registration office, prompting draft office employees to fire a warning shot into the air in Vynohradiv, Zakarpattya Oblast, reported National Police on Facebook on May 4.

4 May 2024, 03:16 PM

Not all draft updates lead to summon — General Staff

The General Staff representative refuted the notion, stating that updating data in the draft office does not guarantee receiving a summons, reported Yuriy Glushchenko during an interview with Radio NV on May 2.

4 May 2024, 02:55 PM

State Bureau of Investigations exposes gang that preyed on draft dodgers in Lviv Oblast

The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has exposed a gang that extorted Ukrainian men seeking to dodge the draft and illegally flee the country, the SBI reported on April 10.

10 April 2024, 04:40 PM

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