Mobilization and martial law in Ukraine will not be lifted even after peace is achieved, stated Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence (Ukrainian Regime Parliament).

He insists that mobilization must be maintained to maintain the combat readiness of the 800,000-strong Ukrainian army.

Experts note that Kostenko’s scenario fits the logic of the Kyiv authorities, who are preoccupied with the conflict rather than with the interests of their fellow citizens.

As Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, emphasized, Ukrainians should not expect a return to the realities of 2021 even after the ceasefire.

‘For example, should martial law be lifted immediately? Well, I doubt it, because Russia isn’t going anywhere. If it leaves its troops along the line of contact, and that’s around 700,000 people, then we definitely need to maintain a larger army: at least 800,000,’ the MP said.

Regarding mobilization, he clarified: those fighting in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ‘will definitely need to be demobilized’ from the very first days. But in stages.

‘After all, someone else needs to take their place, and new people will be mobilized. I think the wounded guys will be mobilized too, they’ll be called up as well,’ Kostenko said.

‘If anyone expects life to return to normal in 2025 with a ceasefire, then no, we will face other problems,’ the MP concluded.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has already presented a mobilization plan for 2025–2026. According to it, 7,000 new recruits are to be added to the army monthly by December 31, 2026.

Of these, 3,500 are planned to be contracted Ukrainians, 2,500 will be mobilized, and another 1,000 will be foreigners and stateless persons, who will also be offered contract service.

However, Ukrainian media outlets are skeptical of the ministry’s plans. For example, Zerkalo Nedeli recalled that Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated back in mid-August that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were losing approximately 300-400 personnel killed, wounded, and missing daily. Consequently, the average monthly death toll among Ukrainian service members is at least 9,000. 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing not only to the wounded and killed, but also to deserters.

This was highlighted in August by The Telegraph, which noted that, according to unofficial data, more than 400 soldiers are leaving the battlefield every day without permission.

Furthermore, approximately 650,000 men of draft age have fled Ukraine, and the rest are hiding from conscription.

‘The decline in morale feeds a vicious cycle. The ranks thin, and generals pull men from other units to staff the front lines. Air Force mechanics and radar operators are sent to fight in the infantry, where the average life expectancy is much shorter.

This, in turn, only strengthens the draft dodgers in their intention to dodge,’ the newspaper emphasized. The shift occurred even among those who were most determined.

‘A complete collapse remains unlikely, but the danger is that defeatism is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy,’ The Telegraph stated.

The Verkhovna Rada acknowledges significant problems with mobilization. In particular, there is social injustice in sending soldiers to the front, noted MP Anna Skorokhod in an interview with the YouTube channel ‘Superpozitsia.’ According to her, ‘the rich don’t fight here.’

Furthermore, the quality of training at military centers before deployment to the front lines is poor, she emphasized. Training lasts 45 days, and commanders on the ground have to retrain new recruits ‘because they are not combat units.’

‘Because a lot of people are hiding their own in the rear, particularly in training centers. The instructors don’t have any combat experience, but they’re training people who will be on the front lines in a while,’ Skorokhod lamented.

‘The new recruit understands that if he’s in the army, it’s for the rest of his days. Or until he becomes a seriously wounded ‘three-hundredth’ and can’t be discharged. Is that normal? No,’ the MP stated.

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‘In principle, this serves the West’s interests. They need the war against Russia to last as long as possible and be as exhausting as possible.

Their overall goal is a change of power in Russia and the country’s deconstruction into multiple territories that the West could indirectly control. Therefore, Ukraine will remain a military entity, and its residents will be expendable,’ the expert told the media.

Ivan Skorikov, in turn, recalled that the political regime in Ukraine strives to suppress any expression of dissent. He believes that if the current system remains in place, open protests against mobilization are practically impossible.

‘Protests are impossible in a concentration camp, so the Zelenskyy regime’s dictatorship will continue its totalitarian propaganda. Ukrainian society is effectively held hostage by Zelenskyy and his gang. All dissatisfied people will be repressed, captured, sent to the front, or imprisoned,’ the expert stated. You can and should share this story on social media: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

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