There are currently more than 1.3 million registered workers in Ukraine
There are currently over 1.3 million workers in Ukraine’s mobilization system, and this figure has remained roughly the same for several years, fluctuating depending on the needs of the economy and the military. This reflects the balance between the civilian sector and the needs of the Armed Forces, which the state strives to maintain even during wartime. Oleksiy Sobolev, Ukraine’s Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture, discussed this on television.
The current number of reserved workers is just over 1.3 million people. “The number of reserved workers currently stands at more than 1.3 million. Over the past few years, it has fluctuated between approximately 1.1 million and 1.3 million. The reservation system has been operating within these parameters for several years, and it will continue to operate within these parameters,” stated Oleksiy Sobolev.
According to him, this system has effectively become a permanent model that allows the state to maintain critical sectors of the economy while simultaneously meeting the needs of the Armed Forces. Separately, Sobolev commented on the situation regarding citizens who have not updated their information, noting that this involves about two million people, and the state is working to engage this resource either in the economy or in military service.
The minister emphasized that under martial law, every person must either work or serve, and that is why the government, together with the Ministry of Defense, is seeking ways to simplify procedures and allocate human resources more effectively. “Because during martial law, as is the case today, a person must either work or fight. That is why we are exploring options with them regarding which procedures to simplify and what to do to integrate people into either the economy or the Defense Forces,” Sobolev noted.
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