Mobilization
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine published the details of individuals who taught children in the temporarily occupied territories how to handle weapons and drones. The aim is to destroy Ukrainian identity and prepare them for war.
Military expert Yevhenii Silverstov said that the Armed Forces lack a requirements management system, which is slowing down defense procurement. This has led to delays in transmitting tactical and technical specifications to the Defense Procurement Agency.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers have sent the police more than 1. 5 million requests to locate persons liable for military service. During the period of martial law, more than 20,000 criminal proceedings for evading mobilization have been investigated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called rumors about the mandatory presentation of "Reserve+" for 18-year-old Ukrainian women in the EU manipulative. The ministry confirmed isolated requests for information due to the EU's new rules.
The Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council stated that information about the mandatory presentation of «Rezerv+» by 18-year-old Ukrainian women seeking temporary protection in the EU is manipulative. The rule applies only to applicants with a current military obligation after July 31, 2026.
Over the past day, there were 233 combat engagements at the front, most of them in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions. The enemy carried out 71 airstrikes, deployed 10,626 kamikaze drones, and conducted 3,042 shellings.
Ombudsman Lubinets reported that the driver did not have a deferment and was subject to mobilization. The evacuation of the families was continued by another driver, and an internal investigation is underway.
The former acting head of a district Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center in Kharkiv is suspected of unauthorized alteration of the data of 10 persons liable for military service in the "Oberih" register. A preventive measure in the form of detention with bail set at UAH 266,000 has been imposed on him.
In Mykolaiv region, the police and the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center detained a driver from the Kherson Red Cross unit who was evacuating civilians. Evacuation trips have been temporarily suspended, and the police have launched an internal investigation.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed destroyed enemy equipment to be transferred to foreign museums free of charge. Museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, and the Netherlands will each receive one T-72 tank of different modifications.
The occupation authorities have registered at least 2,700 residents of Kherson region for military service, and some have already been drafted into the Russian army. Six officials involved in this were notified in absentia that they are suspected of criminal wrongdoing.
Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60 who arrive in Germany after July 31, 2026, will no longer receive temporary protection. The only exception is for those who have fulfilled their military service obligation or have legal grounds to leave.
A man with a legally valid deferment was detained and taken 140 km from his home. The Ombudsman reports threats involving weapons and coercion to undergo a military medical commission.
Starting September 1, 2026, the salary requirement for reserved employees in Ukraine will increase to three minimum wages. Employees working concurrently and persons with another deferment will be counted at only one place of employment.
The head of the Mykolaiv regional Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center was detained while receiving $10,000. In total, the receipt of $15 thousand in undue benefit was documented.
During the Combined Resolve exercises in Germany, Ukrainian drone operators from the 412th Nemesis Regiment defeated American troops. A NATO general called the changes impressive after the joint training.
Law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme involving the fictitious employment of men as teachers at private lyceums for $10,000 in order to obtain a deferment. Five organizers have been notified of suspicion, and 21 men evaded conscription.
Polish Deputy Minister Maciej Duszczyk said that Ukrainians are filling the labor shortage and that without them the economy would have ground to a halt. He criticized the deportation of unemployed Ukrainians, calling it ineffective.
According to the General Staff, Russian forces' casualties have reached 1,460,400 personnel. Moscow is more actively recruiting foreigners and may conscript up to another 500,000 in the autumn.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that the head of the Zakarpattia Regional Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center had been suspended after violations of human rights and corruption risks were documented. He also accused the former leadership of the Ministry of Defense of inaction.
After visiting the Coordination Headquarters, Laura Loomer urged Russian military personnel and mercenaries to surrender through the "I Want to Live" project. She emphasized that Russia deceives foreigners into recruiting them for "meat assaults."
The National Guard major was transporting three conscription-age men from Zaporizhzhia to the border with Slovakia for $6,000. He was detained at a checkpoint in Lviv region when one of the passengers turned out to be wanted.
According to an IBRiS poll, 67% of respondents in Poland support the deportation of Ukrainian men of conscription age who do not work legally. This idea has the greatest support among right-wing voters, particularly supporters of PiS.
The SBI has identified four more employees of a district TCR in Odesa region involved in unlawful detention and violence. The total number of suspects has risen to 13.
Men aged 18–60 no longer need to generate an e-military registration document 72 hours in advance; a valid document at the time of the visit is sufficient. Refusal is possible if the document is invalid or the data has not been updated.
Zelenskyy reported that Putin plans to quickly mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russians after the elections. Ukraine is preparing to complicate the implementation of these plans.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has changed the procedure for checking military registration documents at consulates and embassies abroad. It is now sufficient to provide an e-military registration document that is valid at the time of the visit, rather than one generated within the previous 72 hours.
A military official in Lviv region signed orders to pay UAH 100,000 to servicemen who did not participate in battles. UAH 16 million was unjustifiably paid from the budget; he faces up to 8 years in prison.
The Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed procedural supervision in 71 criminal proceedings involving the heads of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers. The amounts involved in the cases are not disclosed because they concern different units.
Fighters from the "BAT-13" and "ARATTA" units, as part of the "Tymur Special Unit" of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, conducted an operation in the occupied territory and captured a Russian serviceman. The Defence Intelligence emphasized that this would help exchange the prisoner for a Ukrainian defender.