Draft bill #12457 of January 30, 2025 

Cosponsors: a group of 7 MPs from the factions Servant of the People and European Solidarity with Oleksandr Zavitnevych as the first signatory 

Status: sent for review to the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence 

Who is affected: citizens partially fit for military service aged 25 to 60, territorial centers for recruitment and social support 

Summary: 

  • Ukrainian citizens aged 25 to 60 who were recognized as being partially fit for military service before April 22, 2024 (excluding those recognized as persons with disabilities), will be required to undergo a repeated medical examination to determine their fitness for military service by June 5, 2025, upon the enactment of this law. Thus, the law will extend the deadline for undergoing the repeated medical examination 
  • such citizens will be obliged to contact the territorial recruitment centers either in person or via the electronic cabinet of the conscript, person liable for military service, and reservist to obtain a referral for the military medical commission to undergo a medical examination. 

What is right: 

  • the bill will extend the deadlines for undergoing a medical examination to determine fitness for military service. 

Background information: 

In the law amending some of the laws on ensuring the rights of service members and police officers to social protection, it was determined that fit citizens must undergo a repeated medical examination within 9 months after the enactment of this law to determine their fitness for service. 

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