On Nov 3, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced new types of contract for Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) personnel intended to tackle two key challenges – desertion and de-motivation. A key change in the new contracts is one year of leave after 2-3 years of service before returning to combat. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is preparing this month to approve bill no. 13574 in its second reading. The bill