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Man stabs military recruiter in Kharkiv during conscription drive

A civilian stabbed a Ukrainian Territorial Recruitment Center serviceman in Kharkiv during conscription notification efforts, the local recruitment center reported on April 6.

6 April, 04:32 PM

Clear service terms impossible without stronger conscription — commissioner

Establishing clear terms of military service is impossible without intensifying conscription, Ukraine’s military commissioner Olha Reshetylova said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine published on April 6.

6 April, 01:58 PM

Russia planning to conscript 409,000 troops in 2026

Russia plans to recruit another 409,000 troops in 2026 as it continues preparing for further aggression against Ukraine, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 19.

19 March, 11:58 AM

90% of new soldiers conscripted, says Syrskyi

Territorial recruitment centers and social support centers (TRCs) provide about 90% of personnel conscription into the Defense Forces, with roughly 10% coming through recruiting centers, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists on Feb. 6, according to Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne.

6 February, 04:50 PM

Russia ramping up operations in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region

Russia is urgently ramping up operations in Moldova's Transnistria region — the so-called “PMR” — to divert Ukrainian resources toward the growing threat from the Russian enclave, NV sources said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 05:19 PM

Russia struggles to recruit soldiers due to losses, low pay – HUR

Russia is struggling to recruit contract soldiers for its invasion army, particularly in the poorest regions including the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 05:02 PM

Russia planning to boost military by 150,000 troops in 2025, says Zelenskyy

Russia intends to expand its military by 12 to 15 divisions in 2025, conscripting an additional 150,000 troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Guardian on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 04:05 PM

Russia strips passports from naturalized citizens over military refusal

Russian courts have begun revoking the citizenship of individuals who refuse to fight against Ukraine. At least 12 people have had their Russian passports taken away for declining to enlist, according to a report by the Vazhnyie Istorii news outlet on Oct. 19.

20 October 2024, 10:50 AM

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