Newsletter 16/04/2024
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Zelensky signs mobilization bill into law
The law stipulates that male citizens aged 25 to 60 are subject to mobilization.
Until mobilization is recalled, men aged 18 to 60 shall always carry a military registration ID on them to produce it at the request of police, draft officers, or border guards.
After the law is published, all conscripts shall update with the draft offices data on their residence address, contact information, and other military records. They can do this at draft offices, centers for administrative services, or via an application.
The new legislation clearly sets categories of conscript-age men exempted from military draft, including for certain health and family reasons.
Among motivational norms, the bill contains provisions allowing conscripts to independently choose a unit of preference.
An additional leave and reward are provided for the destruction or capture of enemy military hardware or equipment. Annual basic leave shall be granted in parts during the calendar year, with the main part set at 15 days or more.
One month of service counts as three if the person is directly deployed in combat areas while martial law is in place.
Ukraine’s major power plant destroyed because air defense had “zero missiles left” - Zelensky
Without the U.S. help, Ukraine stands no chance of prevailing in the war with Russia. Recently, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia thermal power plant precisely because air defense units in the area eventually ran out of surface-to-air missiles to protect the facility from the incoming barrage.
PACE adopts resolution on support for reconstruction of Ukraine
"As the already established Register of Damage undertakes the laborious process of recording Ukrainian losses in preparation for an international claims process, countries that have frozen Russian assets should transfer those assets to an international compensation fund. An international commission for the examination of claims for the damages recorded in the register should be created to effectively address the claims process," the resolution reads.
SBU strikes Russian long-range radar in Bryansk region - source
The $100 million radar was hit by seven kamikaze drones. SBU sources confirmed that the Nebo-U radar system no longer works and "probably turned into a colander."
War
Ombudsman: Russia not releasing civilians as witnesses of atrocities
The Russian invasion forces refuse to release illegally held Ukrainian civilians because they can automatically be witnesses of Russian atrocities in the temporarily occupied territories.
Attack on Shahed factory in Tatarstan proves Ukraine’s ability to reach deep into Russia - British intel
British intelligence notes that Ukraine's attack on the Shahed kamikaze drone production facility in the remote region of Tatarstan demonstrates the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to penetrate deep into Russia.
Russia pulls up reserves from Lyman axis toward Chasiv Yar - National Guard
"The situation around Chasiv Yar remains dynamic. On the part of our Defense Forces, efforts are being undertaken non-stop to hold ground in all areas and prevent a flanking attack on Chasiv Yar. We see that the enemy is shifting reserves, forces, and assets toward this axis in order to achieve success and advance further along the front line. Of course, our Defense Forces are in a more advantageous position, including as regards fortifications and the very location of Chasiv Yar," said the spokesman for the National Guard of Ukraine, Ruslan Muzychuk.
Politics
Xi Jinping: China supports peace conference on Ukraine, but with Russia at table
"China supports the convening of an international peace conference recognized by Ukraine and Russia and with equal participation of all parties and a fair discussion of all peace options," Xi said.
Exclusive
Stories of Odesa firefighters injured in rocket attack
On the morning of March 15, Russian troops insidiously attacked the recreational area of Odesa with Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Ten rescuers from Odesa Detachment No. 6 responded to the call. When the rescuers were fighting the fire and helping the victims, the Russians struck the location for the second time. Rescuers Denys Kolesnikov and Vitaliy Alymov were killed, eight of their colleagues were wounded, four of them are still being treated. On that day, 21 people were killed and 73 wounded in Odesa as a result of Russian strikes. When asked whether it is advisable for rescuers to respond to calls during air alerts, they answer: "We can't do otherwise. We are talking about people's lives." Ukrinform correspondents talked to Odesa firefighters.