What is mobilisation?
This is governed by Ukraine’s Law on Mobilisation Preparation and Mobilisation. Mobilisation is a set of measures to prepare the economy, public authorities, businesses, institutions and organisations, as well as the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations, to operate during a special period.
Who is entitled to deferment?
Article 23 of the Law on Mobilisation Preparation and Mobilisation lists people who are not subject to call-up during mobilisation:
- Employees reserved for public authorities, businesses, institutions or organisations.
- People with disabilities.
- People declared temporarily unfit for military service on health grounds.
- Women and men supporting three or more children under 18.
- People raising a child under 18 alone.
- People raising a child with a disability or a seriously ill child.
- People providing permanent care for an ill wife, child or parent.
- People supporting an adult child with a Group I or Group II disability.
- People supporting orphans or children deprived of parental care.
- People whose spouse or parents have a Group I or Group II disability.
- Guardians of people declared legally incapable.
- People with a child under 18 whose spouse is serving in the military.
- Employees of military administration and law enforcement bodies.
- Students, postgraduate students and doctoral students in full-time or dual education.
- Research and academic staff employed at their main workplace for at least 0.75 of a full-time position.
- People whose close relatives were killed or went missing while participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation.
How do you exercise your right to deferment?
Submit an application with documents confirming the grounds for deferment to the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centre where you are registered for military service or called up.
Attach supporting documents such as medical certificates, a Medical and Social Expert Commission assessment, a child’s birth certificate or other evidence.
The centre registers the application in its incoming correspondence log, after which a commission considers whether to grant deferment.
The final step is to obtain an extract from the minutes containing the person’s details, the grounds for deferment, the number and date of the minutes and the commission members’ signatures.
