Military personnel with suspended service cannot be involved in combat missions - Ministry of Defense

Today, 03:11◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

The Ministry of Defense, together with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, worked with commanders of all levels to avoid cases when combat missions involve servicemen who have suspended military service. — Ukrinform.

Military personnel with suspended service cannot be involved in combat missions - Ministry of Defense

"We are jointly strengthening control to prevent such violations in the future," the report says.

are not included in the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.

The problem primarily concerns servicemen who were suspended from military service until May 10, 2025, when Law No. 4392-IX "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Procedure for Military Service by Individual categories of servicemen during martial law. "

In case of such violation, you should contact the Main Directorate for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel at the e-mail address: mpd@mod.gov.ua.

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In particular, we are talking about the military who, before this date, voluntarily left the military unit or place of service or deserted, and after registering the criminal proceedings, returned to the military unit.

Since the beginning of 2026, the DGSPF has already contributed to the restoration of the violated rights of almost 2,000 servicemen and their families.

What's next

As explained in the Ministry, the prohibition to involve servicemen with suspended service in the performance of duties is already enshrined in the legislation, so the measures taken are aimed at ensuring unconditional fulfillment of this requirement and prevent such violations in the future.

"The order to continue military service in accordance with the established procedure, the involvement of such servicemen in the performance of official or combat tasks is not allowed," the ministry stressed.