Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has voted to extend martial law and general mobilization. The measures will remain in effect until the end of January 2027.
Under martial law, Ukraine has imposed a number of restrictions, including limits on freedom of movement, document checks, and nighttime curfews. The privacy of correspondence and telephone conversations, freedom of expression, and media activities may also be restricted.
The holding of elections is also restricted, reports IPN. General mobilization requires the conscription of men aged 25 to 60 who are not entitled to statutory deferments and have not been removed from the military register. During this period, these men may not leave the country, except as provided by law.
The two measures will take effect on October 31, once the current term expires. The bills were submitted on Monday morning by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.