In Khmelnytskyi, the queues at the city's territorial recruitment center are growing: men are en masse applying for deferment or going through the VLK. About a hundred people were standing outside the building since morning, and by lunchtime there were even more.
On the morning of May 19, dozens of men gathered near the Trade Center in the city of Khmelnytskyi. According to journalists from Suspilny, most came to apply for a deferment from mobilization or to undergo a military medical examination.
According to city resident Oleg Chudo, he arrived at 6:30 a.m. to sign up for the queue, but still wasn't among the first:
"I was twelfth, but then I lost count. There are people here who signed up as early as May 8.".
Oleg has documents confirming his right to a deferment: he takes care of his disabled mother, and his brother has already been mobilized.
Another visitor to the CCC, Valeriy Glushenkov, submitted documents because of a child with a disability, but was unable to enter the center itself.
"I signed up on May 15, but I still haven't gotten through. The line has been going on since the 8th, and by that day there were already 400 people," he says.
As explained by the spokeswoman for the regional CCC, Major Angelina Oliferuk, the queues are related to the need to extend deferrals due to the continuation of general mobilization. She advised those liable for military service to use the electronic queue to avoid crowds.
Half of the people in the queue are those who are undergoing the VLK. In particular, this must be done by those who were recognized as limitedly fit by May 4, 2024. By June 5, they must undergo a re-commission in accordance with the final provisions of Law No. 3621-IX.
If they don't make it in time, they will face a fine.
Lawyer Pavlo Slobodyanyuk explained:
"After June 5, a protocol will be automatically generated in the "Oberig" system, and then a fine in the amount of 1 to 1.5 thousand non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens.".
This rule applies to all military conscripts between the ages of 25 and 60. Therefore, the queues at the CCC will probably only grow in the coming weeks.
