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Ukraine's Rada extends martial law, conscription until February

Ukraine's parliament has approved extending martial law and general mobilization for 90 days, effective Nov. 5 until Feb. 3, 2026, marking the 17th such extension since Russia's full-scale invasion, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Golos faction reported on Telegram.

21 October 2025, 03:40 PM

Zelenskyy submits bills to prolong martial law and general mobilization for 90 more days

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for another 90 days, according to draft bills submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 02:17 PM

SBU and National Police detain 20 organizers of draft evasion schemes operating across Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service said, together with the National Police, it blocked new draft evasion schemes and detained 20 organizers who charged between $3,000 and $14,000 to help men avoid mobilization on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 07:00 PM

Kremlin may send reservists to war in Ukraine without formal mobilization — ISW

The Kremlin is preparing to lift some limits on using its reservists in combat, thus, allowing Moscow to avoid declaring a mobilization, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Oct. 13.

14 October 2025, 10:27 AM

Putin risks world war with conscription, Zelenskyy warns

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's potential conscription campaign could signal the start of a world war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with journalists on Oct. 8, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

9 October 2025, 02:16 PM

SBU detains former Cabinet official and university staff involved in draft evasion schemes

Six draft evasion schemes operating across several oblasts of Ukraine were dismantled, with 14 organizers detained, including a former Cabinet official and university administrators, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 05:56 PM

Germany's CSU leader Söder calls for Ukrainian men to return and fight

Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Bavarian premier, suggested sending able-bodied Ukrainian male refugees back to Ukraine to “protect the homeland,” he told Rheinische Post in an interview on Sept. 6.

6 September 2025, 04:10 PM

Mobilization to continue even after ceasefire, official says

The general mobilization in Ukraine will continue for the foreseeable future even if a ceasefire deal is reached, Col. Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of the President’s Office, said on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 12:49 AM

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

Most military recruitment incidents faked – Command North

During August, 41 incidents involving representatives of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers were reported in areas under the jurisdiction of Ukraine’s Operational Command North, according to its Aug. 31 report.

31 August 2025, 04:50 PM

Twins stranded on roadside after single father drafted by military enlistment officials

In Zaporizhzhya, military enlistment officials mobilized a single father of two and, according to his sister, left his seven-year-old twins by the roadside near a checkpoint, authorities said he lacked military registration documents and deferment records on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:02 AM

Ukrainians under 22 can now freely travel abroad

The Cabinet has updated the rules for crossing the state border under martial law, allowing all men between the ages of 18 and 22 to travel abroad freely, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Aug. 26.

26 August 2025, 08:37 PM

More draft-age Ukrainians are fleeing to Belarus

Twice as many draft-age Ukrainian men attempted to cross into Belarus in the first seven months of 2025 as in the entire previous three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian journalists at Slidstvo.info reported on Aug. 25.

26 August 2025, 02:11 AM

Ukraine bill may ease travel restrictions for men under 25

Ukraine’s parliament registered bill No. 13685, which could permit men under 24 to travel abroad, according to the document published on the Verkhovna Rada’s website on Aug. 22.

25 August 2025, 04:20 PM

Prosecutor’s Office links Kyiv Metro chief’s escape to former enlistment head

The former head of a district military enlistment office in Kyiv has been notified of suspicion over aiding the illegal departure of the former head of Kyiv Metro abroad, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on July 30.

30 July 2025, 02:18 PM

Rada approves military contracts for those over 60

The Ukrainian parliament adopted a law permitting individuals aged 60 and older, who are in good health and wish to continue serving, to enter contracts for military service, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on July 16.

16 July 2025, 06:05 PM

Martial law and mobilization to stretch into late 2025 - Ukrainian MP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) proposing to extend martial law and general mobilization in the country, the official website wrote on July 14.

14 July 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia targets Ukraine’s conscription with recruitment center strikes

Russian forces launch drone strikes on military recruitment centers in an effort to disrupt the country’s conscription process, Vitaliy Sarantsev, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Land Forces Command, told public broadcaster Suspilne on July 3.

3 July 2025, 03:10 PM

Defense Ministry has no plans to lower conscription age below 25

Ukraine does not plan to conscript young men under 25, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in an interview with Babel outlet, published on June 27.

27 June 2025, 02:19 PM

War is more important than consumption: Economic policy must not lose focus

A couple of days ago, I heard bankers at the Verkhovna Rada Committee boasting about how their consumer lending is growing. This shows they either completely fail to grasp the macroeconomic situation or refuse to acknowledge their responsibility in a country at war.

13 June 2025, 11:02 AM

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