Draft bill #12104 of October 8, 2024
Cosponsors: a group of 17 MPs from the factions European Solidarity and Servant of the People with Iryna Friz as the first signatory
Status: adopted in full
Who is affected: persons subject to military service
Summary: women and men whose close relatives were killed or went missing (were recognized as missing under special circumstances or missing without a trace) during combat operations will have the right to deferment from military service during mobilization
What is right: the bill clearly states that women and men who have lost close relatives (who had been killed or gone missing during combat operations) will have the right to deferment from mobilization. The law eliminates uncertainties that could prevent these individuals from obtaining this right.
The provisions of the current law require to wait for a court decision recognizing a relative as missing to get a deferment. After the proposed amendments, a person will be considered missing from the moment a statement is filed in the Unified Register of Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances. Thus, the process for obtaining a deferment will be significantly simplified.