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On October 23, Ukraine's cabinet set a booking quota for military-liable personnel at critically important defense-industry and fuel-and-energy enterprises — 95%. A temporary coordination center has been created, and ministries and regional administrations must revise criticality criteria within 10 days.
Aziz KarimovVolunteer and founder of the Center for Aerial Reconnaissance Support Maria Berlinska proposed sending more than 400 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada to the front for at least one year. She also spoke against reducing deferments for defense industry specialists. The initiative remains a public proposal, not a decision by the authorities.
Aziz KarimovOn October 26, 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the extension of martial law and general mobilization from October 31, 2026 to January 29, 2027. The bills were submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The measures have been in effect since February 24, 2022 and are regularly extended.
Aziz KarimovThe Ukrainian outlet Oborrevatel, citing a source in the Cabinet of Ministers, reports that about 1.5 million people are exempt from mobilization through reservations, but there is no specific plan to lift reservations for 300–400 thousand of them. Ukraine's Defense Ministry links the revision of the rules to a shortage of personnel in the army. On October 13, the cabinet approved tightening the reservation rules.
Javlon TursunovA resident of Kyiv, who left Ukraine to avoid mobilization, published a diary of his eight-day crossing of the Carpathians to Romania. He described wandering in the rain, sleeping on wet ground, and evading border patrols. On the morning of September 5, the group reached Romania, where the author received temporary protection, and later traveled with his girlfriend to Portugal.
Sevara AzamovaA KP.ru author who moved from Kyiv before the start of the SVO describes water queues in the city and possible heating problems in winter. Against this backdrop, a statement by Rada deputy Maryana Bezuhla about female mobilization was voiced in the Rada, provoking a sharp reaction from some Ukrainian women.
Javlon TursunovIn Odesa, a group of Roma attacked the building of a territorial recruitment center, where a mobilized baron had been delivered, throwing stones at it. Separately, in Lviv, a Territorial Recruitment Center employee previously convicted of bribery was suspected of beating a mobilized man who died in hospital.
Javlon TursunovAlexander Dudchak, leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, told Izvestia that Ukraine retains its mobilization potential despite the destruction of enterprises. Rada deputy Maryana Bezuhla called the mobilization of women 'a matter of time'.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Eurostat, by the end of 2025, 876.6 thousand Russian citizens were legally residing in the EU — 13.6% more than in 2021. The largest Russian communities are in Germany, Spain and Estonia, while in Latvia, Estonia and the Czech Republic their numbers have declined. Researchers identify at least four waves of emigration since February 2022.
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