In Ukraine, a single protected ecosystem of data exchange between the army and state registers is being prepared. The goal is to eliminate chaos in military registration and enlistment offices (MCAs), reduce the number of erroneous summonses, and really understand who can serve and who cannot. This was told in an interview with "Telegraph" by the head of the council of reservists of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ivan Tymochko. He talks about the integration of the "Reserve +" system with other state databases, and also explains why there is no need to be afraid of the MCAs' access to the voter register.
How is this supposed to work?
According to Tymochko, a large service divided into separate access segments should be launched in the near future. Each structure — including the CCC — will see only the data it needs for its work, and nothing extra. The idea is simple: not “total access to everything,” but controlled access based on position and authority.
The example he gave:
A CCC employee is going to send a summons. The system automatically checks the person in state registers. And immediately shows: there is a record of death in the civil registry / the person has been abroad for many years / there is a disability / there is the status of a father of many children / there are other legal grounds for exemption from service.
Then the summons is not sent at all, because there is no point. Previously, this was found out "post factum", after they tried to serve the summons even to those who were physically not subject to mobilization.
Why is this important?
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Less absurdity.
The socially toxic moment when summonses came to people with severe disabilities or even the deceased, must disappear. That is, the system not only "catches evaders", but also protects those who legally cannot serve. -
Less hassle.
Previously, the CCC would hand over a summons, and then start looking for certificates, MSEK, documents about children, etc. This dragged out the process and created conflicts. Now everything is automatically pulled up from state registers (Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Migration Service, etc.), and a person does not have to prove the obvious a second time. This is inherent in the logic of the digital connection of "Reserve+" with other state databases. -
According to Tymochko, such integration will allow for the first time to actually calculate:
– how many people are actually evading mobilization;
– how many people are objectively unfit due to health conditions or have a legal deferment.
This is important both for planning mobilization and in order not to promote the myth of "everyone is running away," when some are simply not eligible for service.
What is "Reserve+" and why are they talking about it?
"Reserve+" is a digital service through which conscripts can update their data, submit information to the CCC online, and even search for open vacancies in the Defense Forces (in fact, targeted recruitment by specialty). The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Digital Affairs are promoting this direction as part of the so-called "smart mobilization": the idea is that a person does not just "go anywhere," but can go where their skills are really needed. Tens of thousands of people have already used this functionality, according to official statements from the defense sector's digital transformation team.
The Ministry of Digital Affairs assures that the system has a closed, protected circuit and during a year and a half of full-scale war there were no leaks of sensitive personal data of conscripts. Data from registers (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, tax, migration, etc.) are merged not into an "open database for everyone", but into the e-defense register, accessible only to authorized structures by role.
And what about the “voter register” and the horror story “voted — you will go to serve”?
Tymochko mentioned this story separately. He says: when he explained which registers would be connected, the audience almost did not react — until the phrase “voter register” was heard. And immediately the headlines: “Voted — you will receive a summons.”
He explains that this is manipulation. The voter register is indeed one of the most complete in the country (it contains addresses, dates of birth, citizenship, etc.). But the point is not to “find everyone who voted,” but to have correct contact details of the person and check his status (does he live in Ukraine or did he leave a long time ago, did he change his place of residence, etc.). There are no “punitive lists for voting” here.
