military recruitment

Russian army recruitment plunges as Moscow struggles to fill Ukraine ranks

Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit new contract soldiers and hold occupied Ukrainian territory. In Moscow, the number of people willing to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry and go to war against Ukraine fell by one-third in the spring. The same pattern is emerging in the regions.

25 June, 07:00 PM

How one Ukrainian regiment integrates foreign volunteers

When absorbing foreign nationals volunteering to fight in the Ukrainian military, training is most effective when delivered by other foreigners, an officer with Ukraine’s 2nd National Guard Corps told NV Radio on June 17.

18 June, 02:17 AM

Three military recruiters charged after man left near trash bins in critical condition

Three officers from a territorial recruitment center were involved in abducting a man during a document check and then abandoning him near trash bins after he became seriously ill, police in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast reported on June 1.

1 June, 05:47 PM

Recruitment center official reports increase in notification units

Kyiv has increased the number of notification groups operated by Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support by approximately 40% over the past three to four months, acting deputy head of the Kyiv City Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support Valerii Kravchenko said during a meeting of a temporary investigative commission in Ukraine’s parliament.

15 May, 05:15 PM

SBU detains Zhytomyr military recruitment chief for running bribery scheme tied to military draft

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast territorial recruitment center on bribery charges after he allegedly extorted monthly payments from a local business owner to shield the owner's employees from military conscription, the SBU reported on May 6.

6 May, 10:50 AM

Budanov: Ukraine needs single center to recruit foreign nationals

Ukraine should set up a single coordination center to recruit foreign nationals for voluntary military service, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on May 5.

5 May, 11:44 PM

Local defense councils decide on vehicle stops for military checks

Decisions to stop vehicles during conscription efforts in Ukraine are made by local defense councils, Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk told parliament on May 1, according to news agency Ukrinform.

1 May, 03:50 PM

Armed man shoots at military recruitment team and police officer in Rivne Oblast

In Rivne Oblast, a man opened fire with an automatic weapon on a military notification group and a police officer during a document check. The suspect is being hunted by police, the law enforcers reported on April 30.

30 April, 04:06 PM

Commander cites fear and sudden life changes as top reasons for AWOL cases

The highest number of AWOL cases is recorded among soldiers who have just arrived from Territorial Recruitment Centers, with the primary causes being fear of the unknown and a sharp change in life circumstances, Brigade Commander Ruslan Habinet said in an interview with Radio Liberty on April 29.

30 April, 11:48 AM

10 of 30 projects near launch in military recruiting, service reform – DM Fedorov

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is preparing a comprehensive reform to improve recruiting and service in the Armed Forces, with 10 of 30 projects nearly ready, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on April 24.

24 April, 04:19 PM

Three men storm military recruitment center in Lviv Oblast, attack guards

Three people broke into the premises of the Yavoriv district military recruitment center in Lviv Oblast on the evening of April 17 and attacked soldiers of the security platoon, the Lviv Oblast Territorial Recruitment Center reported.

18 April, 02:49 PM

Over 600 attacks on military recruiters documented since 2022

Ukrainian authorities have documented 611 attacks on Territorial Recruitment Center officers performing official duties since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the National Police told the news agency Interfax-Ukraine on April 7.

7 April, 05:28 PM

Ukraine investigating military unit alleged to have up to 2,000 medically unfit recruits

About 2,000 people who may be unfit for service on health grounds were assigned to a Ukrainian military unit, military ombudswoman Olha Reshetylova said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on Apr. 6.

6 April, 10:56 AM

Man stabs two recruiters during document check in Vinnytsia

A man stabbed two servicemen from the Vinnytsia Oblast Territorial Recruitment Center during a document check as part of conscription measures, the recruitment center reported on Facebook on April 4.

4 April, 08:54 PM

Minister Fedorov’s mobilization reform ideas require major funding — Kostenko

The proposals to reform the draft and boost recruitment numbers advanced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov are expensive and currently unfunded, Ukrainian MP and Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko said on March 9.

10 March, 12:39 AM

Digital officers to join every Ukrainian brigade, DM Fedorov says

A “digital officer” has been appointed for the first time in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and every corps and brigade will soon have one to implement innovations, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told journalists during a briefing marking one month of the updated Defense Ministry team on Feb. 27.

27 February, 04:55 PM

Zelenskyy admits recruitment problems, notes Russian AI fakes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged problems with the work of Ukraine’s territorial recruitment centers but said Russia is actively spreading disinformation — including AI-generated fakes — about conscription, in an interview with German broadcaster Tagesschau published on Feb. 23.

24 February, 04:25 PM

Kremlin uses fake job ads to lure Russians into frontline slaughter

Russia has begun using a deceptive new tactic to lure its citizens into the war against Ukraine, advertising nonexistent "peacekeeper" positions to trick civilians into signing military contracts, Vyorstka independent news outlet reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 02:25 PM

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

Joint work with military recruiters hurts police image, says chief

Joint work with Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRC) on notifying conscripts is severely damaging the police's public image, the head of Ukraine's National Police, Ivan Vyhivskyi, said in an interview with Censor.NET published on Feb. 2.

2 February, 05:27 PM

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