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Society & Policy in Ukraine
>>> From 1 November, Territorial Recruitment Centers stop accepting deferment applications under the old rules; the updated criteria, document list, and review timelines aim to standardize procedures and reduce backlogs.

>>> Ukraine’s heating season can start in the coming days subject to regional temperatures and gas balances; utilities prepared load schedules and emergency plans for critical facilities.

>>> Lviv City Council reported that approximately fifty thousand residents in parts of Zaliznychnyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts were temporarily without water because of multiple pipe ruptures; repair crews worked on restoration and the city did not set a final timeline.

>>> Ukrenergo announced staged outages on 26 October from 09:00 to 22:00 with hourly limits and separate industrial caps; operators will update schedules according to real-time system load.

>>> A coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region came under attack again; four hundred ninety-six workers were underground and were evacuated safely, and production stopped for emergency inspections.

>>> In Kharkiv, five civilians sustained injuries in a drone attack that damaged residential buildings and infrastructure; municipal services began rapid repairs and debris clearance.

>>> Law-enforcement bodies opened additional criminal proceedings concerning Odesa officials for possible links to Russia; investigators reviewed contracts and asset relationships as part of counter-intelligence work.