In Lviv, several people who had taken part in clashes with staff of a territorial recruitment center (TRC) — the offices that ...

Over more than four years of all-out war, Russia has used financial incentives, coercion, and threats to keep up the flow of ...

Nearly two years ago, Serhiy Hnezdilov took a drastic step: he publicly announced he was absent without leave, risking prison to highlight Ukrainian soldiers ...

On 12 June, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a reform of the armed forces’ personnel system. The reform introduces clearly defined contract terms, starting at 10 months, higher pay for ...

In brief: A recap of a public discussion on the sidelines of the Black Sea Security Forum about Ukraine’s postwar social settlement: How Ukraine can retain and return its people, social cohesion and ...

Mobilization has consistently been one of the weakest elements of Ukraine's military response to Russia's full-scale invasion. The system is widely hated by the public, plagued by corruption, and has ...

Mobilization has consistently been one of the weakest elements of Ukraine's military response to Russia's full-scale invasion ...

Recruits, supervised by instructors, cover a distance on Day Zero of basic training at the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, April 5, 2026. Credit: Dmytro ...

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced reforms to boost morale and address military complaints about exhaustion and uneven workloads on the frontline. Ukraine plans to raise military ...

Ukraine and Russia are exhausted. Neither side is close to defeat and yet discontent is growing on both sides. In Russia, open criticism of the regime is spreading. Social media influencers have, ...