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Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Presidential Decrees Extending Martial Law


A Ukrainian lawmaker casts a vote during a session of parliament in Kyiv. (file photo)
A Ukrainian lawmaker casts a vote during a session of parliament in Kyiv. (file photo)

Ukrainian lawmakers on July 23 approved bills to support decrees issued by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to extend martial law and a general military mobilization for 90 days starting on August 12. Lawmakers Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Oleksiy Honcharenko said on Telegram that 339 lawmakers voted to extend martial law, while 338 supported the extension of mobilization. Zelenskiy is expected now to endorse the bills into law. Martial law and the general mobilization were last extended in May, the 11th extension since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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