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Recruits aged 18-24 to get $24,000 for one year of voluntary service

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is now offering one-year service contracts to volunteers aged 18 to 24, with UAH200,000 ($4,800) signup bonuses, as announced by the ministry on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 10:22 PM

Ukraine drafts generous service contract to attract recruits aged 18-24

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will soon start offering one-year contracts with high financial compensation to attract citizens aged 18 to 24 into military service, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Feb. 7.

8 February 2025, 01:39 AM

Nearly 430k soldiers join Russian army in 2024 - Ukraine’s Defense Ministry

Russia’s armed forces recruited at least 427k soldiers, averaging 36,000 new troops per month, Ukraine's First Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk said in an interview with Ukrinform published on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 01:50 PM

Russia recruited at least 30,000 prisoners to fight in Ukraine — report

By September 2023, Russia's Defense Ministry recruited up to 30,000 prisoners into its Storm-Z penal battalions, according to a report by independent Russian outlet Important Stories (IS) on Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 01:31 AM

Russian special services deceive and eliminate saboteurs recruited in Ukraine – security official

Russian special services are deceiving and attempting to eliminate recruited saboteurs who agree to carry out bombings at military recruitment centers in Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 05:19 PM

SBU nabs three suspects in Pavlohrad military recruitment center bombing

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported the arrest of three individuals suspected of detonating an explosive device near a Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a press release on Feb. 5 reads.

5 February 2025, 01:28 PM

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

Military job listings on classifieds platform draw 30,000 applicants in 2024

A large-scale recruitment campaign by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, conducted through the OLX Work platform, has drawn nearly 30,000 applicants in 2024, OLX told NV Business on Jan. 29.

30 January 2025, 01:03 PM

Vinnytsia military recruitment officer arrested on bribery charges

An employee of a local military recruitment center in Vinnytsia Oblast was arrested for enabling draft dodgers to avoid mobilization in exchange for bribes, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 11:08 PM

Vinnytsia military recruitment official charged with assaulting conscript

A 52-year-old military commissariat employee in Vinnytsia was charged with assaulting a conscript, resulting in moderate bodily harm, the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region reported on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 11:35 PM

Defense Ministry plans comprehensive reform of military recruitment centers

As Ukraine continues to struggle with manpower to staff its brigades, the Defense Ministry is working on a “comprehensive” reform of the existing military recruitment centers, Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk told the parliament on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 09:28 PM

Recruitment centers prioritize Ground Forces’ needs, neglecting other branches, MP says

Given their subordination to the Ground Forces, Ukraine’s military recruitment centers tend to neglect the manpower needs of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian MP Solomiia Bobrovska told NV on Dec. 5.

5 December 2024, 09:17 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander Syrskyi mandates recruitment divisions in all brigades

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, ordered each brigade commander to establish a dedicated recruitment unit, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2024, 02:10 PM

First volunteers of Ukrainian Legion in Poland sign contracts with Armed Forces

The first group of volunteers from the Ukrainian Legion in Poland has signed contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, news agency Ukrinform reported on Nov. 12. Already 600 people have applied to join the unit.

12 November 2024, 03:55 PM

Ukraine extends basic military training to 1.5 months

Beginning Nov. 1, all training centers of Ukraine’s Armed Forces will implement a 1.5-month basic military training program.

5 November 2024, 09:14 PM

OSINT experts identify training ground for North Korean soldiers in Russia – photos

After the publication of a video on social media showing what appears to be North Korean military personnel training at a Russian military base, OSINT experts have successfully identified the location of the training ground, their Oct. 18 post reads

18 October 2024, 04:25 PM

Russia relies on financial incentives for military recruitment — HUR

The Russian state is increasingly more reliant on generous financial incentives to maintain its military recruitment campaign without resorting to coercive mobilization, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said in a report on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 08:34 PM

Russia continues recruiting foreign mercenaries to fight in Ukraine

Citizens of African and Middle Eastern countries, recruited by Moscow to fight in Ukraine, are frequently captured by Ukrainian troops on the battlefield, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 11:34 PM

20,000+ Ukrainians apply to Armed Forces Recruitment Centers, Defense Ministry says

More than 20,000 Ukrainians have already approached the recruitment centers of the Ukraine's Armed Forces, Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 02:09 PM

Russia plans to recruit 225,000 contract soldiers by 2027 — report

Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to recruit approximately 225,000 contract soldiers over the next three years, Russian outlet Important Stories (IS) reported on Oct. 4, citing draft budget documents.

4 October 2024, 09:55 PM

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