The law on mobilisation has appeared in the parliamentary newspaper Golos Ukrayiny. This means that it is now known when exactly the new norms will come into force. Find out when the law will come into force and what exactly you need to know about it

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On Tuesday, 16 April, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the draft law on mobilisation, and on 17 May, the law was published in the parliamentary newspaper Holos Ukrainy. 

According to the law, the document comes into force one month after the day following its publication. Thus, it will be fully effective from 18 May.

Mobilisation law: what do you need to know about it and what changes can you expect?

Changes for the military

As you already know, the law does not have clear deadlines for demobilisation. However, you can be discharged from military service for the following reasons:

- pregnancy (for servicewomen)

- independent upbringing of a minor child or adoption

- raising a minor child with a disability

- maintenance of an adult child with a disability of group 1 or 2

- the need to constantly care for a wife (husband) with a disability of group 1 or 2, as well as group 3, established as a result of cancer or the absence of limbs, etc. 

Those servicemen and women who have been released from captivity will receive an additional 90 days of leave with pay if they decide to continue their service. 

The following payments will be made to the military and/or their families: 

- From 4 to 300 times the subsistence minimum (from UAH 12,000 to UAH 908,000) for destroyed or captured enemy equipment.

- Compensation in the amount of 50% of the down payment on a mortgage, as well as an additional UAH 100,000 after the first and second years of service, subject to the conclusion of the first contract.

- A certificate for the purchase of a car in the amount of UAH 150 thousand within three months from the date of the first contract.

In addition, servicemen and their spouses are not charged any penalties, fines or interest for using a loan, except for loans for housing or a car.

With regard to leave, there are no changes for servicemen - up to 30 days plus 10 days for family reasons or other important reasons. The minimum period of leave must be at least 15 days. The military is also granted additional leave for destroyed enemy equipment, but not more than 15 days per year.

Changes for persons liable for military service

The age of mobilisation has now been reduced from 27 to 25 years. Citizens will continue to be issued with paper calls.

All persons liable for military service must update their registration details within 60 days. This can be done at the territorial recruitment centre (TCC), the Centre for the provision of administrative services or through an electronic cabinet. Registration in the e-cabinet for conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists is completely voluntary.

During mobilisation, men between the ages of 18 and 60 must have a military registration document and present it at the request of a representative of the CCC or a police officer.

Persons liable for military service will only be able to apply for a domestic or foreign passport if they have their military registration documents with them.

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Changes for men abroad

Ukrainians abroad must register for military service. Without military registration documents, men liable for military service may be restricted from receiving consular services. 

In addition, men liable for military service will be able to receive consular services at Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad only if they have updated their military registration data. This can be done by sending the information to the CCC by e-mail, calling the CCC or registering in the electronic cabinet.

There will be no more restricted service 

Ukraine has cancelled the concept of "limitedly fit for military service". 

After the status of "limited fitness" is cancelled, there will be two possible options: fit and unfit. This means that after the law comes into force, all citizens of Ukraine who have previously been declared partially fit for service by the military medical commission will be required to undergo a second medical examination to determine their fitness for service. The re-examination procedure will take 9 months.

Particular attention will be paid to those liable for military service who received a disability of group II or III after 24 February 2022, except for servicemen who received a disability as a result of injury.

Who is exempt from mobilisation?

🔻Unfit for service for health reasons (according to the conclusion of the Medical Qualification Commission) or age.

🔻Temporarily unfit for a period of 6-12 months (according to the conclusion of the Medical Qualification Commission). After this period, they are obliged to undergo a second pre-employment medical examination.

🔻Employees with a reservation.

🔻Parents with many children raising three or more minor children (except for divorced parents and those who have not paid alimony for more than three months). 

🔻Women and men who are raising at least one child under the age of 18 on their own.

🔻Parents, guardians, foster parents, adoptive parents raising a minor child with a disability or a seriously ill child.

🔻Parents who are dependent on an adult child with a disability of group 1 or 2.

🔻 Adoptive parents, guardians, foster parents, foster carers, foster carers who support a minor child.

🔻Citizens engaged in permanent care of a sick wife (husband), child, or parent.

🔻Guardians of a person declared incapacitated by a court.

🔻People who have a spouse with a disability of group 1 or 2, as well as a disability of group 3, established as a result of cancer, lack of limbs, mental disorder, cerebral palsy or other paralysis syndromes.

🔻Citizens who support one of their parents or one of the parents of their spouse with a group 1 or 2 disability.

🔻People who are raising a minor child and have a spouse who is on military service.

🔻Citizens whose close relatives were killed or went missing during the ATO, JFO, or full-scale war.

🔻Family members of the Heroes of Ukraine who died during the Revolution of Dignity.

🔻Students of vocational, professional higher and higher education who study full-time or dual form and obtain a level of education that is higher than the previously obtained one. 

🔻Doctoral students and interns.

The deferral may also be granted to research and teaching staff, provided that they work in educational institutions at least 0.75 time.

What is the penalty for evading mobilisation?

The main innovation is that people who evade mobilisation will be able to be deprived of their driving licences.

At the same time, Ukraine may introduce other restrictions for such persons. In particular, lawmakers may impose large fines.

Mobilisation: other regulations

There is no mobilisation of women in Ukraine, but women who have a medical or pharmaceutical education and are fit for military service for health reasons and age are required to register for military service. They can be called up for military service only with their consent.

In addition, the concept of "mobilisation of vehicles" was introduced. Citizens can mobilise their vehicles if they own more than one car. That is, if you own one vehicle, your car will not be taken away for the needs of the army.

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