Who is Exempt from Military Conscription in Ukraine: A Comprehensive Guide

Questions on mobilization in Ukraine are regulated by the relevant law. It contains an exhaustive list of persons liable for military service who are not subject to conscription.

More details about who exactly is not hired can be found in the RBC-Ukraine article below.

Who will definitely not be “taken”

Yes, according to the lawthe list of those who are not recruited during mobilization includes:

• booked persons,

• persons with disabilities,
• temporarily unfit for service due to health reasons (here the conclusion of the military medical commission is required – it is given for up to six months, and the sweat is back to VVK),
• women and men who have three or more children under the age of 18,
• women and men independently raising a child (children) under the age of 18,
• women and men raising a child with a disability under the age of 18, or an adult child with a disability of group I or II,
• women and men raising a sick child (damage to the nervous system, severe congenital malformations, rare orphan diseases, oncology, mental disorders, type I diabetes, etc.),
• adoptive parents, guardians, custodians, adoptive parents, educators who support orphans or children deprived of parental care, under the age of 18,
• persons liable for military service who care for a sick wife (spouse), child or parents, as well as if the wife (spouse) has a disability and / or if the parents have group I or II disability,
• guardians of a person with a disability,
• women and men who have a minor child (children), and one of the spouses is already doing military service,
• employees of military administration bodies, military units, enterprises, institutions and organizations of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the special communications service, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the National Police, the Economic Security Bureau, the NABU, the SBI, the State Executive Service, the State Security Department.

It should be noted that the above persons can still be called up for military service, but only with their consent and only at the place of residence.

That’s not all

In addition, the following are not eligible:

• students, graduate students and doctoral students (only full-time or dual forms of study),

• scientists and teachers,
• women and men whose close relatives died or went missing during the ATO from among the military, volunteers, persons involved in ensuring the conduct of the ATO,
• women and men whose close relatives died or went missing while implementing measures to ensure national security and defense, repulse and deter the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as to ensure national security and defense, repulse and deter armed aggression against Ukraine during martial law.

Recall that mobilization in Ukraine has been going on for more than a year. It was declared along with martial law after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. During this time, the mobilization has been repeatedly extended and at the moment it has been announced until August 18, 2023. However, this period is not final and can be extended again.