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Zelenskyy halts draft deferments, orders review — report

After learning that 1.5 million draft-eligible Ukrainians were granted mobilization deferments as employees of “critical enterprises,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended future deferment applications until Nov. 15, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2024, 08:16 PM

Ukraine's Parliament bans mobilization of Ukrainians under 25

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted bill No. 11379-d, exempting Ukrainians under 25 years from mobilization, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko reported on Telegram on Oct. 9.

9 October 2024, 12:13 PM

Ukrainian lawmakers not considering younger mobilization age despite military requests

The Verkhovna Rada and the Defense Committee are not considering lowering the mobilization age, although the Armed Forces indicate a need for personnel with varying physical capabilities, said Vadym Ivchenko, a deputy and member of the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, during an interview with Public Radio on Oct. 7.

7 October 2024, 06:59 PM

Ukraine protests Russia’s forced mobilization in occupied territories

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has issued a formal protest against the forced mobilization of Ukrainian citizens in temporarily occupied territories into the Russian military. The corresponding statement was released on Oct. 1.

2 October 2024, 01:26 AM

New Russian law could send thousands of defendants to Ukraine front

Russia prepares to conscript over 20,000 defendants for the war in Ukraine, according to a new law that allows the deployment of persons under investigation, iStories media reported on Oct. 1, citing two lawyers working on criminal cases in Russia.

1 October 2024, 07:00 PM

Draft deferment applications via Reserve+ app available from November

Ukrainian students, parents of multiple children, and individuals with disabilities will be able to apply for a deferment from military service via the Reserve+ app, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko announced on Sept. 27.

28 September 2024, 12:55 AM

Pavlo Kazarin urges authorities to address demobilization despite possible disappointment

In an interview with Radio NV, journalist and serviceman Pavlo Kazarin discussed the unpopular issue raised by military officer Serhiy Gnezdilov's "demarche," the despair among soldiers, and the "recipe" for survival at this stage of the war.

26 September 2024, 05:59 PM

Ukraine limits mobilization of middle-aged men

According to a directive from the Ukrainian military, men aged 50-60 are drafted into service only in select cases, Ukrainian MP and member of the parliamentary Defense Committee, Fedir Venislavsky, told Liga.net on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 11:47 PM

Ukraine allocates UAH 72 million for printing and mailing nearly one million summonses

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 71.8 million for the centralized printing and distribution of 900,000 summonses by the end of 2024, according to documents obtained by Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 03:34 PM

Ukraine triples military recruitment year-over-year — Defense Minister

Mobilization figures in Ukraine have tripled over the past year, with the next step being the reform of military recruitment centers, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in an interview with Forbes Ukraine on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 09:26 PM

Russia ramps up mobilization in Samara Oblast for Kursk defense, Atesh reports

Russia has intensified mobilization efforts in Samara Oblast to draft men into the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade to counter the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast, the Atesh resistance movement reported on Telegram on Sept. 17.

18 September 2024, 08:38 AM

Budanov details Russian prisoners’ responses in interview

Ukraine's Kyrylo Budanov discussed his talks with Russian prisoners in an interview with The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 04:35 PM

Mobilization intensifies in Kursk, partisans claim sabotage risks

Russian military forces continue to address personnel shortages on the front lines in the Kursk Oblast by ramping up mobilization efforts, according to the partisan movement Atesh on Sep. 17.

17 September 2024, 01:34 PM

Total war losses for Russia and Ukraine hit 1 million

About a million people have been killed or injured on both sides due to the full-scale Russian invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 12:20 PM

Russia to expand armed forces to 2.3 million, with 1.5 million active soldiers

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has increased the size of Russia’s armed forces to 2.389 million, including 1.5 million active-duty military personnel, according to a decree signed by Putin, Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti reported on Sep. 16.

16 September 2024, 04:56 PM

Czechia will not deport draft-eligible Ukrainian citizens

Draft-eligible Ukrainian citizens in Czechia will not be forcibly returned to Ukraine, Ukraine's Ambassador to Czechia, Vasyl Zvarych, told RFE/RL on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 11:57 PM

New Russian brigade Bars formed to support troops in Kharkiv offensive

Russia is forming a new brigade to support the Sever grouping operating in Kharkiv Oblast, Vitaliy Sarantsev, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv Operational-Tactical Troop Grouping, announced on Telegram on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 07:35 PM

Military medical commissions to operate 24/7 in Kyiv — City Military Administration

Military medical commissions in the capital will now operate around the clock, Kyiv Defense Council decided, following a meeting on Aug. 28, City Administration reported on Telegram.

28 August 2024, 02:44 PM

Initial frontline rotations begin in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Rotations have begun on the frontlines, although he noted that they cannot yet be considered significant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press conference on Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 08:00 PM

Police launch investigation after man in Odesa threatens military commissariat workers with gun

A 38-year-old man in Odesa threatened military officers from the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center with a gun, leading to a police investigation, the regional police reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 03:46 PM

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