War and mobilization will continue until at least May: draft laws submitted to parliament
12 January 12:23
On Monday, January 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the extension of martial law and mobilization in Ukraine. The relevant documents have been registered on the Verkhovna Rada website, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to the head of state’s initiative, it is proposed to extend the term of martial law by 90 days, starting at 5:30 a.m. on February 3, 2026.
In addition, parliament is to consider another bill, No. 14367, which provides for the approval of a presidential decree to extend general mobilization for the same period.
Martial law has been in effect in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Since then, the Verkhovna Rada has regularly decided to extend it every 90 days, along with the general mobilization regime.
The president last signed the relevant laws on October 30, extending both regimes for another three months.
At the end of December 2025, Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that martial law could only be lifted after Ukraine received real security guarantees from international partners, in particular from the United States. According to him, without such guarantees, the state cannot consider the war over, as there is still a risk of renewed aggression from Russia.
Last time, the Verkhovna Rada extended martial law and general mobilization on October 21, 2025.
Bills on the extension of martial law and mobilization are regularly adopted before the expiration of the previous ones.
Martial law and mobilization in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the introduction of martial law throughout Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada voted to introduce martial law.
On the same day, in connection with Russia’s aggression and the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, restrictions on travel abroad for men aged 18 to 60 came into force.
Since then, martial law and mobilization in Ukraine have been extended several times.
There is an option to cancel martial law throughout the country or in certain parts of it until its expiration. To do this, the president must issue a decree. The condition is that there is no threat to national security and territorial integrity.
