Due to significant losses and pressure, Putin will lose his position of strength in negotiations within 4-5 months. The Kremlin acknowledges the difficult situation on the battlefield in Ukraine.
The SBU has liquidated eight schemes for evading mobilization in various regions. For forging documents and facilitating escape, the dealers charged from $7,000 to $15,000 USD.
The government has updated the criteria for reservation (deferment), setting the minimum salary for employees at 25,941 hryvnias. Local authorities must review the status of institutions.
Veteran Boiko claims Shabunin's service was fictitious and involved payments of 900,000 UAH. The AntAC is also accused of schemes involving millions in grant funds.
The Military Law Enforcement Service detained Vitaliy Chepurko for going AWOL and threatening terrorist acts against the military. The case has been handed over to the SBI for investigative actions.
Twin doctors organized a scheme for traveling abroad through fictitious disability for $20,000. The perpetrators were detained while receiving the money.
In Yekaterinburg, students are being recruited to operate Geran drones using video game imagery. The CCD warns about the involvement of youth in the Alabuga military facility.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, a conflict occurred between a veteran and a TCR notification group. Police have initiated criminal proceedings regarding the beating.
The AFU have stabilized the front and are launching drone strikes deep into the Russian Federation. Putin wants to end the war by the end of the year, provided there is full control over the Donbas.
Russia is losing 35,000 soldiers every month, while Ukraine is reclaiming territories. Strikes on Moscow and infrastructure are becoming a new reality for the Kremlin.
A Kharkiv City Council deputy organized a scheme for men to flee to Romania for $17,000. Payment for the services was accepted via a crypto wallet.
Prime Minister Babiš plans to acquire additional SPYDER systems to strengthen defense. The government aims to recruit at least 2,000 new soldiers to the army every year.
The head of the AntAC, Shabunin, was discharged from the army due to poor vision amid suspicions of evading service. "Honest Mobilization" stated this discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The political scientist called Belarus's entry into the war unlikely due to Lukashenko's fear of protests. The country's army has been depleted by the transfer of equipment to Russia.
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (SZRU) has exposed Russian plans to discredit mobilization and the Ukrainian leadership through fakes. Over 15 Western proxy media outlets will be involved in the campaign.
Zelenskyy reported on Russia's plans to mobilize 100,000 people. Ukraine is preparing to expand long-range sanctions and defense against new war scenarios.
In Brussels, Syrskyi briefed NATO on the situation at the front and the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the beginning of 2026, enemy losses have exceeded 141.5 thousand personnel.
AFU officers have developed a Military Leadership Manual to build combat-ready teams. The presentation will take place on May 20 at the Sens bookstore in Kyiv.
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi revealed details of the AFU corps reform. The Third Corps is the only one fighting with all its subordinate brigades in a single sector.
In the Kyiv region, heads of charitable foundations were detained for selling military deferments and facilitating escapes abroad for $16,000. The suspects face up to 9 years in prison.
Russia is blackmailing foreigners with deportation and criminal charges to recruit them into the military. Pressure is most frequently applied to citizens of Asian and African countries.
Syrskyi stated that the enemy's total losses are 3. 5 times greater than the Ukrainian ones. On certain days, the number of fallen occupiers exceeds the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 7-9 times.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have the conditions to train three shifts of military personnel to ensure rotations every two months. Syrskyi has introduced monthly monitoring of this process.
Syrskyi reported on the development of a mechanism for discharging military personnel based on their length of service. The initiative is currently being discussed directly within the units.
The Foreign Intelligence Service reports that the recruitment rate of contract soldiers in the Russian Federation has dropped to 800 people per day. To attract recruits, the Kremlin is increasing payments and writing off loans.
The head of the AntAC, Vitaliy Shabunin, has been discharged from the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to deteriorating vision. The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating proceedings regarding his possible draft evasion and fraud.
After the elections, the RF may start a general mobilization due to a shortage of contract soldiers. Reserves will be used for the war in Ukraine and to intimidate NATO countries.
In Uzhhorod, the head of an NGO and a former TCC official were exposed for selling summonses to obtain deferments. The cost of the service ranged from $800 to $2,000 per document.
In 2026, applicants are choosing management and law, although the market requires technical specialists. The Ministry of Education and Science has abolished motivational letters and updated the admission rules.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered several schemes to evade mobilization in various regions of Ukraine. Commanders, in exchange for bribes, transferred military personnel to the rear or struck them off the military register.
