Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has said that the Russians have been accumulating missiles for many months to attack Ukraine, they can continue attacking given their missile reserves, but for every crime of the Russian Federation, there will be a fair punishment.
General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that the 36-month service limit is a compromise with the government, provided there is no escalation at the contact line and that there are people to replace those on the front line.
The Russian forces have confirmed their advance near the towns of Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast) and Kreminna (Luhansk Oblast) on 24 December. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Military analysts reported that the Russian army had recently made gains near Avdiivka and continued positional fighting with Ukrainian troops on 24 December.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has explained that the term demobilisation will not be used until the war is over, although the soldiers will be given opportunities to rest or be partially discharged.
Ukraine's Defence Ministry is considering the possibility of notifying men to report to the military enlistment offices via electronic draft notices. Source: Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov in an interview with Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster Details: The broadcaster stressed that, as Umierov said, the defence ministry is considering the possibility of notifying men of the need to report to the military enlistment offices via electronic notification.