military enlistment

Russia's enlistment offices issuing far more conscription orders in 2026

Cases of Russian citizens receiving conscription orders have increased sharply since early 2026, with military enlistment offices increasingly summoning reservists under the guise of updating personal records — only to issue or affix conscription orders to their military booklets, The Moscow Times reported on May 25.

26 May, 12:10 PM

Gunman fires on enlistment van in Lviv Oblast, police launch manhunt

A man fired multiple shots at a van belonging to a district military enlistment office in the town of Rudne, Lviv Oblast, on Jan. 14, according to a statement posted by Lviv Oblast Police on Facebook.

14 January, 03:38 PM

Inside Obukhiv’s high-stress draft patrols: An NV report from Ukraine’s mobilization front

As Ukraine ramps up its wartime mobilization, NV spent several hours with a Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC) patrol team in Obukhiv — a town just south of Kyiv — to witness how conscripts are identified, how draft summonses are delivered, and why many of the officers carrying out these controversial orders are combat veterans who would rather be back at the front.

30 December 2025, 12:42 PM

How video recording, detention, and delivery to enlistment centers are carried out in Ukraine

Starting Sept. 1, Ukraine planned to require military enlistment office staff to wear body cameras during street document checks, but no legal changes have been adopted, and current law mandates video recording of interactions only beginning in 2024.

1 September 2025, 03:52 PM

Ukraine fines officer for illegally drafting Russian national into army

A Ukrainian military enlistment officer in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast has been fined for illegally mobilizing a Russian citizen into Ukraine’s armed forces, despite knowing he was ineligible for conscription. The case was reported on March 5 by Zaxid.net.

6 March 2025, 10:45 AM

Russia struggles to fill ranks as battlefield losses mount – ISW

The Russian army is likely facing difficulties in recruiting enough new soldiers, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on Feb. 4.

5 February 2025, 09:20 AM

Ukraine’s army sees increased recruitment in January

5,381 people applied to Ukraine’s army recruitment centers in January, with the highest numbers recorded in Kyiv, Lviv, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa, and Ivano-Frankivsk, Defense Ministry wrote on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 02:04 PM

Drugged driver causes crash, hides from police in Odesa

An intoxicated driver in Odessa caused a crash while under the influence of drugs and then attempted to hide from the police by locking himself inside his vehicle, Odesa Oblast patrol police reported on Jan. 4.

6 January 2025, 01:45 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian military airbase Khanskaya, destroying dozens of warplanes, helicopters

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Khanskaya airbase in the Russian republic of Adygea overnight on Oct. 9, targeting 57 warplanes and helicopters, according to NV sources.

10 October 2024, 03:01 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

Russia found new ways to 'calm down' its soldiers and wives of fallen occupants - British Intelligence

The Kremlin passed new laws that are likely an attempt to cheer up Russian soldiers, financially encouraging more recruits to join army in exchange for benefits, and limiting criticism from wives of fallen occupiers, British Intelligence reported on April 13.

13 April 2024, 06:51 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

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

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