# Mobilization
200,000 call-up notices: how ‘soft conscription’ works in Germany
A large-scale recruitment campaign for the armed forces is gaining momentum in Germany. Since 15 January, the Bundeswehr has sent out almost 200,000 letters to 18-year-old young men and women, urging them to enlist
Veteran Gudimenko spoke out strongly against conscription and the ‘reserve’ scheme for ‘bodybuilders’
Following a recent meeting of the National Security and Defence Council, war veteran Yuriy Gudymenko made a series of strong statements regarding the actual state of affairs on the home front and the mobilisation process
Exemption from conscription in 2026: how much employers have to pay per employee
ThePublic explains what the minimum wage should be in 2026 to qualify for a job reservation, what taxes an employer must pay for an employee, and the circumstances under which a job reservation can be lost.
Zelenskyy proposes extending martial law and mobilisation until August
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada regarding the extension of martial law and general mobilisation in Ukraine. The proposal is to extend these measures for a further 90 days – from 4 May to 2 August 2026.
Zheleznyak reported over 1,150 cases of fictitious bookings in Ukraine
MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak stated that, since September 2024, over 1,150 criminal cases have been recorded in Ukraine concerning fictitious employment arrangements aimed at securing exemption from mobilisation. According to him, state-owned or municipal enterprises are involved in almost half of these cases.
The head of the Uzhhorod Territorial Control Centre has been convicted for obstructing an inspection
The Uzhhorod City and District Court has found the head of the district Technical Control Centre and Joint Venture guilty of attempting to obstruct an inspection of his premises
Only 1–2% of mobilisations result in conflict: Council data
Claims of widespread coercion during mobilisation are untrue, and the widely shared videos online reflect only a small fraction of what is actually happening
Yevhen Karas has called for the mobilisation of 18-year-olds in Ukraine
Military official Yevhen Karas has stated that Ukraine needs to immediately begin mobilising 18-year-olds. He explained his position by pointing out that young people are generally healthier and more enthusiastic, and often do not yet have families or businesses.
Military registration of school pupils: what documents pupils must submit and what information providers are prohibited from requesting
The digitisation of military registration is underway in Ukraine, and it already directly affects secondary school pupils.
The Ministry of Defence has ordered Motorola body cameras for the TCC for a further 291 million hryvnias
On 17 April, following the results of a tender, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence placed an order with Dolya i Ko. Ltd. for Motorola body-worn cameras and associated equipment worth 290.91 million hryvnias. The order comprises 5,525 body cameras for military personnel of the Territorial Defence Forces and Special Forces, which are to be delivered to Kyiv by 31 July 2026.
MP Venislavsky stated that “busification” is not widespread
Fedir Venislavskyi, a Member of Parliament and member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defence and intelligence, stated that it is allegedly incorrect to speak of “hundreds of cases of busification every day”, and that the problem itself, in his view, is not “widespread at all”. He voiced this view against the backdrop of high-profile scandals surrounding the TCC, particularly following the arrest in Odesa of a group of military personnel and a police officer in a case involving the extortion of money in exchange for deferrals.
The management of the Odessa and Peresypskyi TCCs have been suspended following the arrests
Following the arrest of military personnel from the alert groups of the Peresyp District Civil-Military Coordination Centre and Joint Staff in the Odesa region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched an internal investigation. At the same time, the head of the Odesa Regional Civil-Military Coordination Centre and Joint Staff, as well as the head of the Peresyp District Civil-Military Coordination Centre and Joint Staff, have been suspended from their duties.
