Ukraine Parliament Extends Martial Law and General Mobilization to October 31, 2026
It preserves wartime legal powers, including conscription rules, for another three months to allow military leaders to keep running armed forces alongside civilian governance under wartime rules.
Overview
- The Verkhovna Rada voted on Tuesday to adopt laws that extend the state of martial law and general mobilization through October 31, 2026.
- Parliament approved the measures with recorded votes of 313 deputies for bill №15401 and 311 deputies for bill №15402.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted draft laws registered as №15401 and №15402 to approve his decrees, and the bills were voted on before their full texts were posted on the parliamentary website.
- The extensions keep conscription orders, mobilization procedures and special wartime legal regimes in force, affecting who may be called up and how civilian services and local governance operate.
- The decision continues a routine three-month renewal practice that began after Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, and signals Kyiv expects wartime authorities to remain in place through the autumn.