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In the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service and Reservists, exemptions for employees appear automatically only if processed through the Diia portal. In other cases, additional steps must be taken by contacting the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC). The Land Forces of Ukraine emphasized this on Facebook in response to manipulative claims about the mobilization of exempted employees, as reported by Ukrinform. Due to the spread of misinformation regarding the mobilization of exempted workers, the Land Forces addressed government authorities, local self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions, and organizations involved in reserving employees, as well as…

In October 2025, NATO experts will conduct an institutional audit of Ukraine's military education system. Following this audit, Ukraine will be eligible to apply for certification of its professional military education courses in line with NATO standards. According to Ukrinform, this was announced by the Ministry of Defense's press service. “Ukraine will not only enhance the training quality of its military but also ensure the interoperability of its Armed Forces with those of the Alliance. This will create opportunities for military personnel from NATO member states to receive training in Ukraine,” explained Deputy Minister of Defense, Brigadier General of Justice…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a law amending certain legislative acts on compulsory state social insurance. Iryna Herashchenko, an MP from the European Solidarity party, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “The Verkhovna Rada adopted in its entirety the bill on compulsory state social insurance, No.10017,” she wrote. A total of 264 MPs backed the bill. According to the MP, the main changes to the law provide that: - religious organizations are exempt from paying the mandatory state pension insurance fee; - personal insurance for employees of the nature reserve fund is canceled and replaced by compulsory social…

Russia has launched a large-scale disinformation campaign against Ukraine, aiming to undermine international support for the embattled nation. That’s according to Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security, Ukrinform reports. “The operation is coordinated at the highest level in the Kremlin and is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian leadership and sowing distrust (in Ukraine – ed.) across the international media,” reads the report, referring to an article by the Polish outlet Nowiny Polskie. Read also: Russian psyops over past 1.5 years aimed at disrupting mobilization - expert The Kremlin’s main goal is to undermine trust in Ukrainian officials among Western…

The EUR 90 million winter aid package for Ukraine, officially handed over by German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, will help Ukraine survive this winter. The politician said this in an interview with Ukrinform. “With this equipment, about 2.6 million Ukrainians will receive heat and electricity during this third military winter,” Schulze said and revealed the details of the package: 80 mobile thermal power plants, more than 20 mobile boiler houses, transformers and hybrid generators, as well as lifting platforms for repairing central power lines. She also noted that the combined heat and power plants are the…

The Ukrainian President’s spouse, Olena Zelenska, announced that the next, fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen will be held in Kyiv. She stated this on Telegram following a video conference with participants of the Global Platform of the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, where the results of the year's work were summed up, Ukrinform reports. "Next year, we will expand our activities: we are scheduling events on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague and the UN General Assembly. For the next, fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, as always, I am awaiting my colleagues…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law on the creation of a unified register of military personnel, which provides for electronic identifiers of the military. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos faction, announced this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. A total of 254 MPs voted in favor of the relevant legislative initiative, No.12066, “On Amendments to the Law ‘On Military Duty and Military Service’ on the Establishment and Functioning of the Unified State Register of Military Personnel and Other Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Procedure for Maintaining Military Records.” The law establishes a unified…

Six children have been successfully brought back from temporarily occupied territories in Kherson region. This was announced by Oleksandr Prokudin, Chief of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, via Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “This marks another result of the tireless efforts of the Save Ukraine charitable organization. Among the returned children, there are four boys and two girls,” Prokudin shared. According to Prokudin, the youngest child is nine months old, while the eldest is 17 years old. All the children are currently receiving medical and psychological care. “Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 242 children have been brought back to…

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Ombudsman for Human Rights, expressed opposition to mobilizing citizens from the age of 18, emphasizing the need for thorough internal work on mobilization. He stated this in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrinform saw. "I am against it. I understand that Ukraine may be lacking mobilization resources. This shortage is seen in the Armed Forces themselves, however, there are already many people involved in countering Russia's armed aggression. In my opinion, there is a need for more effective internal processes. I won't disclose figures I know regarding personnel numbers, but there are positive examples where government decisions…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is carrying out planned counterintelligence (security) measures in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district, particularly in the government quarter. This was announced by the agency’s press service, as reported by Ukrinform. The SBU is conducting these activities in cooperation with the Department of the State Protection, the National Police, and the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The aim is to ensure counter-sabotage protection of government facilities and to enhance the safety of Kyiv residents and individuals under state protection. With the direct involvement of the Department of the State Protection, law enforcement…