Every month, Ukraine mobilizes about 30 thousand people. At the same time, according to People's Deputy Ivan Kostenko, more than 1.5 million citizens have not updated their data in the CCC, which seriously complicates the process of recruiting the Armed Forces. He emphasized that the procedure needs to be improved.
Despite the harsh conditions of wartime, Ukrainian legislation provides for a number of grounds for a lawful postponement or reservation, as Kateryna Anishchenko, the Riyako&Partners
Among those eligible for a deferment from mobilization:
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Employees booked for the period of mobilization or martial law.
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Persons who have three or more children under the age of 18.
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Parents of children with disabilities or persons with disabilities themselves.
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Citizens recognized as unfit for service due to health conditions and excluded from military registration.
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Women who can only be mobilized voluntarily.
At the same time, as the lawyer emphasized, the right to a deferral is not automatic. Even if a person falls into the appropriate category, without properly documented confirmation from the CCC, they can be mobilized.
The law also allows men between the ages of 25 and 60 to legally refuse mobilization if they do not belong to any of the specified preferential categories. Persons under the age of 25 or over the age of 60 can only join the army voluntarily. And for senior officers, the maximum age of service is 65, if desired.
To avoid misunderstandings and risks, citizens need to update their data in the CCC in a timely manner and, if they have the right to a postponement, to officially register it. Otherwise, even a legal basis may not save them from being served with a summons.
