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Lowering conscription age pointless amid arms delays - Zelenskyy's advisor

US urging Ukraine to lower its conscription age from 25 to 18 is meaningless without timely delivery of promised military equipment, Presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn wrote on X platform on Nov. 27.

28 November 2024, 11:24 AM

US urges Ukraine to lower draft age to address manpower shortage

Washington is urging Ukraine to lower the draft age from 25 to 18 to quickly grow the size of its military, AP reported on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 09:48 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

Trust, resources, and Western unity are vital for Ukraine's victory - US General

Regaining trust, mobilizing resources, and uniting with Western allies are critical to Ukraine's victory over Russia, retired U.S. Lieutenant General and former commander of U.S. Army Europe, Ben Hodges, said in an interview with Radio NV.

22 November 2024, 10:03 AM

Zelenskyy rules out reducing military draft age

Ukraine focuses on army management reforms, not lowering draft age, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the presentation of Ukraine’s Internal Resilience Plan in the Verkhovna Rada on Nov. 19.

19 November 2024, 02:22 PM

Over 700,000 Ukrainians removed from wanted list on Reserve+ app

710,000 Ukrainians have been removed from the “ungrounded” wanted list in the Reserve+ military registration app, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko announced during a briefing on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 05:38 PM

150,000 Ukrainians apply for mobilization deferrals via Reserve+ app

Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko announced that 150,000 Ukrainians used the Reserve+ app to defer mobilization within its first week, NV reported on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 04:59 PM

Da Vinci battalion commander highlights manpower as biggest challenge for Ukrainian army

Ukrainian forces hold an advantage in some weaponry over Russian troops but face personnel shortages as volunteers dwindle, according to Lt. Dmytro Filatov, commander of the 1st Separate Assault Battalion Da Vinci, told Hromadske Radio on Nov. 14.

15 November 2024, 06:45 PM

Fake enlistment officers arrested in Odesa for extorting Ukrainians

A criminal group of four individuals was arrested in Odesa, accused of posing as law enforcement and enlistment office personnel to extort money from Ukrainians in exchange for avoiding mobilization.

8 November 2024, 07:12 PM

Ukraine's military training centers can handle 50,000 recruits simultaneously — General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have 27 training centers capable of training 50,000 recruits, sources in the General Staff told NV on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 06:28 PM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs law extending martial law and mobilization for 90 more days

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed laws extending martial law and mobilization for 90 more days, until Feb. 7, 2025, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 10:18 AM

Cabinet tightens military registration enforcement

The Ukrainian government has made steps to strengthen the enforcement of mandatory military registration for draft-eligible citizens, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Oct. 28.

28 October 2024, 09:27 PM

Kyiv courts issue first prison sentences to draft dodgers

Kyiv courts have sentenced seven men for evading military service during general mobilization, Kyiv police announced on Oct. 25.

26 October 2024, 01:28 AM

Widespread fraud found in medical disability commissions — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian authorities have found systemic violations in the work of medical-social expert commissions (MSECs), President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Oct. 21.

21 October 2024, 10:15 PM

‘Dangerous’ for Ukraine to lower mobilization age, Zelenskyy says

Contrary to the advice coming from Western partners, it would be “dangerous” for Ukraine to lower the draft age any further, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 09:18 PM

Malware spreads on Telegram, mimicking Ukraine’s Reserve+ app

Harmful software has appeared on Telegram, disguised as Ukraine’s Reserve+ military registration app, Special Communications Service reported on Oct. 16.

17 October 2024, 01:19 AM

Some local authorities may be blocked from granting draft deferments

Certain Ukrainian regional administrations might be stripped of the authority to designate critical businesses whose employees are exempt from mobilization, Forbes reported on Oct. 16, citing sources in the President's Office.

16 October 2024, 11:45 PM

Draft officials checked documents en masse at Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv — video

During the Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv on Oct. 11, approximately 50 military personnel were stopping male attendants, asking to present their military registration documents, TSN TV news program reported.

11 October 2024, 10:51 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

Draft deferments were halted as mobilization figures stagnated — government source

A dip in the monthly intake of mobilized recruits has motivated the Ukrainian government to suspend and review the process of granting mobilization deferments to employees of “critical enterprises,” an informed government source told NV on Oct. 10.

10 October 2024, 09:05 PM

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