The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine announced on October 26 that employees in “strategically important sectors of the economic system” will be able extend their exemptions from military conscription.
The government is currently auditing the exemption process until Nov. 15, to determine which businesses qualify for critical enterprises status. This reflects the government’s efforts to balance the country’s defense needs and economic stability.
The audit was prompted by the abnormal growth in the number critical enterprises and reserved employees. The Cabinet of Ministers stated that this is done to strengthen the country’s defence capability and prevent abuses.
According to the Defense Ministry, nearly one million people qualified for exemption as of mid-August. Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister, said in early April he had ordered relevant ministries to introduce a “more fair” system for exempting employees from military service who work for “critically important companies”.
Ukraine has struggled to mobilize enough troops for the front lines to compensate for troop losses and the need for rotating soldiers who have been fighting from the beginning of the full-scale conflict.
In mid-April, the Ukrainian parliament passed a new mobilization law to increase mobilization in light of Russia’s ongoing conflict. Ukraine launched Reserv+ in the run-up to the law’s passing. The government promoted it as an alternative to long waits at enlistment centers.
A second law, signed just before the mobilization act was passed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, lowered from 27 to 25 the age for military service.
Zelensky stated that in late 2023 the military, under the command of General Valery Zaluzhnyi, requested the draft of 450,000-500,000 soldiers to face a prolonged conflict. Zaluzhyni denied this figure later.
Nino Lomjaria is a lawyer and a former ombudswoman who reported on October 26 that a filming election observer was assaulted while he was filming a ballot being stuffed.
The attack resulted in the death of four people, among them a child. Four of the 19 wounded were children, including a girl aged 8 and a boy aged 14. Eight of the injured have been hospitalized.
According to Le Monde, sources cited on October 25, Gazprombank is poised to buy the Russian operations of Auchan, one of Russia’s biggest banks, which is also under U.S. heavy sanctions.
This includes 1,690 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
G7 leaders announced that they would begin disbursing funds by the end the year. The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic, defense and reconstruction needs.
During the Cold War, Sergiyev Posad-6 was a center for biological weapons research. The Washington Post reports that a major renovation was started at the site soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, reported that a Russian suicide drone struck a 25-story building in the Solomianskyi District on October 25, killing a girl aged 15 and injuring 5 others.
According to a U.S. government official, the Biden administration believes a contingent of North Korean soldiers is en route to Russia’s Kursk region in order to help Moscow counter a Ukrainian offensive launched in that region in August.
The North Korean foreign ministry stated on October 25 that any decision taken to send troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine would be in accordance with international law. However, it did confirm if such a deployment has occurred.
“If Mr. Trump is so confident of his influence over Putin, would he be able to help free Azovstal’s defenders as well as all Ukrainians who are in Russian captivity immediately?” “Time is of the essence,” Ukrainian boxing world champion Oleksandr Uzyk wrote on X.
“Russia’s losses seem to be quite high.” “This month appears to be the most significant in terms of losses for Russia,” Janek Kesselmann said, the deputy commander at the Estonian Military Intelligence Center.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that Russia intends to assign an interpreter for every 30 North Korean soldiers to improve interaction on the battlefield. The report was based on an intercepted communication between service members of an Russian brigade located in Kursk Oblast.
Andrzej Dda, the Polish president, said that he had spoken to Kyiv regarding the possible transfer of South Korean arms but that his response was “unambiguous” to the allies.
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“Any outcome must be favorable to Russia, I say it directly, without embarrassment. It must be based upon the realities of the battlefield,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rheinmetall has transferred to Ukraine, directly or indirectly, about 200 combat vehicles. This includes more than 100 Marder 1A3 models.
“After Kazan (Guterres), he wanted to come to Ukraine but the president didn’t confirm his visit.” Guterres will not be here because of the humiliation that sanity, international law, and international law suffered in Kazan, AFP reported citing a high-ranking Ukrainian president source who refused to be named.
In an interview with Russian propagandist Olga Skabeyeva the Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t confirm the dispatch of North Korean troops, but said that “once a decision is needed, we will make it.”
Since August 8, Commander-in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has reported that 6,662 Russian soldiers have been killed. 10,446 have been wounded and 711 have been captured.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brkelmans stated on October 25 that Dutch intelligence has confirmed the deployment of at least 1,500 North Korean soldiers to join in the war against Ukraine.
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