Ukraine’s parliament approved another 90 days of martial law and general mobilisation on 26 October, extending the framework to 29 January 2027. Martial law received 293 votes and mobilisation 281. Lawmakers also raised soldiers’ service terms, pay and the transparency of mobilisation as the government sought to maintain powers to resist Russia’s invasion. The previous terms expire on 31 October.
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, approved another 90 days of martial law on 26 October. The extension begins on 31 October and runs to 29 January 2027. A total of 293 lawmakers supported the measure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had submitted the proposal earlier on the day of the vote, alongside a proposal to extend general mobilisation.[1], [2]
Lawmakers also voted to extend general mobilisation for 90 days, with 281 votes in favour. Ihor Klymenko, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, presented the president’s documents to parliament. He argued that Russia’s continuing full-scale war required the authorities to retain defence and mobilisation powers. The parliamentary decision prolongs the legal framework available to the government for responding to the invasion.[1]
During the debate, lawmakers called for defined service terms for military personnel, higher pay and clearer mobilisation rules. Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, stressed that mobilisation must be transparent. The existing terms were due to expire on 31 October. The National Security and Defence Council had proposed continuing general mobilisation for 90 days from that date to strengthen the state’s defence capability during Russia’s full-scale war.[1]
