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NATO
Ukrainian Army to Boost New Recruit Training to 2 Months – Syrsky
Despite the boost, 60 days is still far from the NATO standard of six to nine months.
Dec. 28, 2024
Putin
Telephone Scammers Force Russians into December Arson Blitz
The last two weeks have seen a wave of more than 30 incendiary attacks on municipal offices, banks, post offices, and police cars throughout Russia
Dec. 24, 2024
Zelensky
Zelensky Says No to Drafting 18-Year-Olds, Calls on US for More Weapons
The Biden administration reportedly pushed for a lower draft age, saying it would help Ukraine quickly grow its military to fill gaps on the front lines.
Dec. 10, 2024
Zelensky
‘Destroying Infrastructure Indispensable to Survival Is a War Crime’ – Ukraine at War Update for Dec. 2
Zelensky seeks guarantees from EU leaders for continued aid and NATO bid; AFU says more weapons could solve the manpower shortage; Massive missile attack across Ukraine deemed a war crime by Amnesty.
Dec. 2, 2024
Zelensky
’Do You Want Them to Die Without Weapons?’ - Zelensky Responds to Calls to Lower Draft Age
He said that only two and a half of the ten brigades planned with Western allies have been fully equipped, despite agreements made over a year ago.
Nov. 30, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine Rejects Calls to Lower Conscription Age to 18 – ‘Lacks Weapons to Equip Already Mobilized Soldiers’
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communications adviser dismissed calls to lower the conscription age and said weapon delivery delays meant there were not enough weapons for existing troops already.
Nov. 28, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian Lawmaker Criticizes Transfer of Military Medics to Infantry Amid Mobilization Crisis
Skilled personnel, including medics, have at times been reassigned to infantry roles. One opposition lawmaker has criticized the move as indicative of a failed mobilization policy.
Nov. 15, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Braces for Critical Winter Phase as Front Line May Shift 35 km Westward
Kyiv’s plans to draft an additional 160,000 troops by February are underway, though experts doubt they will hit the target, expecting closer to 100,000.
Nov. 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Announces New Mobilisation Drive as Russia Advances
On Tuesday, the Secretary of Ukraine's National Security Council, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, told Parliament that the army planned to recruit another 160,000 people.
Oct. 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
A Soldier’s Funeral and Its Social Undercurrents
As another soldier’s death is marked in a small western Ukrainian city, tensions about Ukraine’s death toll and controversial mobilization process remain.
Oct. 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
46 Ukrainian Soldiers Never Returned From Vacations Abroad, Official Says
Ukraine’s Main Military Service Directorate said 46 Ukrainian soldiers have not returned from vacations abroad since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Oct. 14, 2024
Economy
Women on the Job: Ukraine Labor Market Hit by War
Ukraine’s labor market is being impacted by military mobilization and by skills shortages. So bosses are looking to hire more women, as well as teenagers, to fill the gaps.
Oct. 13, 2024
Corruption Watch
Lawyers, Conscription Officials Arrested in Kyiv, Kherson for Draft Evasion Schemes
The service ranged from $7,000 to $12,000 per conscript, and the suspects offered to remove the draft dodgers from military registration based on fake medical reports.
Oct. 11, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine to Audit Conscription Deferral System Amidst Increasing Cases
The Kyiv government plans to audit companies considered critical enterprises that currently grant employees the option to be temporarily exempted from mobilization.
Oct. 10, 2024
Verkhovna Rada
OPINION: Public Desertion and Going Home to Die
We may be getting used to noisy arguments about mobilization, but the debate surrounding demobilization may soon drown them out.
Sept. 30, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will New Mobilization Laws Help?
The number of Ukrainian servicemen is growing, and while many military personnel condemn their colleagues, there is no single solution to stopping the growing trend.
Sept. 27, 2024