Article 22. Duties of Citizens Regarding Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization
1. Citizens shall be obliged:
- to report upon summons to the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support within the period and at the place specified in the call-up notice (summons) (conscripts and reservists of the Security Service of Ukraine — upon summons of the Central Directorate or a regional body of the Security Service of Ukraine; conscripts and reservists of intelligence agencies of Ukraine — upon summons of the relevant unit of the intelligence agencies of Ukraine), to be registered for military service as conscripts or reservists, to determine their assignment for a special period, or to be referred for a medical examination;
- during mobilization, to provide, in accordance with the established procedure, buildings, structures, vehicles, and other property owned by them to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations, and civil defense forces, with subsequent reimbursement by the State of their cost in accordance with the procedure established by law;
- to undergo a medical examination to determine fitness for military service in accordance with the decision of the military medical commission or the relevant district (city) Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, healthcare institutions of the Security Service of Ukraine, and in intelligence agencies of Ukraine — upon the decision of the heads of relevant units or the military medical commission of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, or the central executive body implementing state policy in the field of state border protection.
Citizens registered for military service shall voluntarily register their electronic account of a conscript, person subject to military service, or reservist.
2. Citizens who are in the reserve and have not been called up for military service or involved in fulfilling duties regarding mobilization for positions provided for by wartime manning tables, may, in accordance with the law, be involved in performing work of a defense nature during mobilization.
Citizens engaged in entrepreneurial activity shall fulfill mobilization tasks (orders) in accordance with concluded agreements (contracts).
3. During mobilization, citizens shall be obliged to appear:
- conscripts and reservists assigned to military units for military service in wartime or to other units or formations to perform duties in positions provided for by wartime manning tables — at the assembly points of Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support within the terms specified in the call-up notices (summonses) or mobilization orders received by them;
- reservists serving in the military reserve — at military units within the terms specified by commanders of military units;
- conscripts and reservists of the Security Service of Ukraine — upon summons of the heads of the bodies where they are registered for military service;
- conscripts and reservists of intelligence agencies of Ukraine — upon summons of the heads of the relevant units;
- persons who have entered into contracts for service in the civil protection reserve — upon summons of the heads of the relevant governing bodies of the central executive body implementing state policy in the field of civil protection.
Other persons subject to military service, within 60 days from the date of entry into force of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the declaration of mobilization approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, shall be obliged to update their military registration data through administrative service centers, or an electronic account of a conscript, person subject to military service, or reservist, or at the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support at their place of stay or location.
In case of receiving a call-up notice (summons) to report to the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, a citizen is obliged to appear at the location and within the timeframe specified therein.
A call-up notice (summons) to report to the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support shall specify:
1) surname, first name, patronymic, and date of birth of the citizen to whom the summons is addressed;
2) the name of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support that issued the summons;
3) the purpose of the summons to the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support;
4) the place, day, and time of appearance upon summons;
5) signature (electronic digital signature) of the official who issued (generated) the summons;
6) registration number of the summons;
7) explanation of the consequences of non-appearance and the obligation to report the reasons for non-appearance.
For citizens who independently arrived at the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support and are subject to being sent for training (preparation) due to call-up for military service upon mobilization during a special period, the time of appearance at the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support shall be set within two months from the day of passing the military medical commission.
When serving a summons, representatives of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, at the request of the citizen to whom the summons is served, shall be obliged to state their surnames, first names, patronymics, and positions, as well as present their official identification credentials.
Valid reasons for a citizen's failure to report within the timeframe specified in the summons, confirmed by documents of the relevant authorized state bodies, institutions, and organizations (of state and municipal ownership), shall be recognized as:
- an obstacle of a natural character, illness of the citizen, military operations in the relevant territory and their consequences, or other circumstances that deprived him of the opportunity to personally arrive at the specified point and time;
- death of his close relative (parents, wife (husband), child, full/half brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother) or a close relative of his wife (husband).
In case of failure to report, the citizen shall be obliged, as soon as possible, but no later than three days from the date and time of arrival specified in the summons, to report the reasons for non-appearance by directly contacting the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support specified in the summons, or in any other way, followed by his arrival within a period not exceeding seven calendar days.
4. Citizens in the reserve shall be assigned in advance to military units for military service in wartime or to other units or formations to perform duties in positions provided for by wartime manning tables.
5. The call-up of citizens for military service during mobilization or their involvement in fulfilling duties in positions provided for by wartime manning tables shall be ensured by local executive authorities and executed by Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support or commanders of military units (for conscripts and reservists of the Security Service of Ukraine — by the Central Directorate or regional bodies of the Security Service of Ukraine; for conscripts and reservists of intelligence agencies of Ukraine — by the relevant unit of intelligence agencies of Ukraine; for persons who have entered into contracts for service in the civil protection reserve — by the relevant governing bodies of the central executive body implementing state policy in the field of civil protection).
The procedure for calling up citizens for military service during mobilization for a special period shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
This procedure determines:
- the mechanism for implementing powers and interaction between local state administrations, local self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations regardless of subordination and ownership form, military command authorities, bodies and units belonging to the police system, and officials of Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support regarding the organization of calling up citizens for military service during mobilization for a special period;
- the procedure for notifying conscripts and reservists, their arrival at Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support, military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations, the Central Directorate or a regional body of the Security Service of Ukraine, or the relevant unit of the intelligence agencies of Ukraine;
- the procedure for verifying military registration documents of citizens, updating personal data of conscripts and reservists, and introducing corresponding changes to military registration documents;
- the procedure for granting deferment from military service during mobilization for a special period to conscripts and reservists, and its formalization;
- the organization of medical examination of conscripts and reservists;
- procedures for formalizing the call-up for military service during mobilization for a special period;
- the mechanism for dispatching conscripts and reservists to places of military service.
Conscripts and reservists participating in military training camps shall, in the event of mobilization declaration, continue participating in the training camps. If necessary, the specified persons shall be called up for military service by commanders of the relevant military units upon order of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Peculiarities of undergoing medical examination by conscripts and reservists during mobilization for a special period shall be determined by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine jointly with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
6. During the mobilization period (except targeted mobilization), male citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 years shall be obliged to carry a military registration document and present it upon request of an authorized representative of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support or a police officer, as well as a representative of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the border strip, controlled border area, and at border crossing points of the state border of Ukraine.
During document checks, an authorized representative of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support or a police officer shall carry out photo and video recording of the process of presenting and checking documents using technical instruments and means of photo and video recording, and may also use technical instruments, means, and specialized software with access to the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Subject to Military Service, and Reservists.
{Establish that the requirements specified in part six of Article 22 regarding photo and video recording by authorized representatives of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support of the document presentation and verification process using technical devices and photo/video equipment shall apply from July 17, 2024, pursuant to Law No. 3633-IX of April 11, 2024}
{Article 22 as amended by Laws No. 2926-VI of January 13, 2011, No. 5404-VI of October 2, 2012, No. 1127-VII of March 17, 2014, No. 1275-VII of May 20, 2014, No. 267-VIII of March 19, 2015, No. 1357-IX of March 30, 2021, No. 2228-IX of April 21, 2022; in the wording of Law No. 3633-IX of April 11, 2024}
Article 23. Deferment from Call-up for Military Service During Mobilization
1. The following persons subject to military service shall not be subject to call-up for military service during mobilization:
1) reserved for the period of mobilization and wartime by state authorities, other state bodies, local self-government bodies, as well as by enterprises, institutions, and organizations in accordance with the procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and placed on special military registration;
2) recognized in accordance with the established procedure as persons with disabilities or, according to the decision of the military medical commission, temporarily unfit for military service due to health conditions for a period of 6–12 months (subject to subsequent military medical commission re-examination);
3) women and men who support three or more children under the age of 18, except for those who have arrears in child support payments, the aggregate amount of which exceeds the sum of payments for three months;
4) women and men who have a child (children) under the age of 18, if the other parent of such child (children) has died, has been deprived of parental rights, has been recognized as missing or missing under unknown circumstances, declared dead, is serving a sentence in places of deprivation of liberty, or when a person independently raises and supports a child pursuant to a court decision or the record of the father of such a child in the Birth Register was made on the basis of part one of Article 135 of the Family Code of Ukraine;
5) women and men, guardians, custodians, adoptive parents, foster parents raising a child with a disability under the age of 18;
6) women and men, guardians, custodians, adoptive parents, foster parents raising a child suffering from severe perinatal nervous system lesions, severe congenital malformations, rare orphan diseases, oncological, oncohematological diseases, infantile cerebral palsy, severe mental disorders, type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent), acute or chronic stage IV kidney disease, a child who has suffered severe trauma, requires organ transplantation, or requires palliative care, as confirmed by a document issued by the medical consultative commission of a healthcare institution in the manner and form established by the central executive body ensuring the formulation and implementation of state policy in the field of healthcare, but who has not been diagnosed with a disability;
7) women and men who support an adult child who is a person with Group I or II disability;
8) adoptive parents supporting a child (children) who, prior to adoption, was an orphan (orphans) or a child (children) deprived of parental care, under the age of 18; guardians, custodians, foster parents, patronal carers supporting an orphan child (orphan children) or a child (children) deprived of parental care, under the age of 18;
9) engaged in permanent care for a sick wife (husband), child, and/or their own father or mother (or the father or mother of the wife/husband, if she/he herself/himself requires permanent care according to the conclusion of a medical and social expert commission or medical consultative commission of a healthcare institution, or by a decision of an expert team for evaluating a person's daily functioning, has died, been recognized as missing or missing under unknown circumstances, declared dead, and the father or mother of the wife/husband has no other able-bodied family members obliged and able to care for them), who according to the conclusion of a medical and social expert commission or medical consultative commission of a healthcare institution, or decision of an expert team for evaluating daily functioning require permanent care; {Paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Article 23 in the wording of Law No. 4170-IX of December 19, 2024}
10) a guardian of a person recognized by a court as legally incapacitated;
11) who have a wife (husband) among persons with Group I or II disability;
12) who have a wife (husband) among persons with Group III disability established as a result of an oncological disease, absence of limbs (limb), hands (hand), feet (foot), one of paired organs, or in the presence of an oncological disease, mental disorder, cerebral palsy, or other paralytic syndromes in a person with Group III disability;
13) who have one of their parents with Group I or II disability or one of the parents of the wife (husband) among persons with Group I or II disability, provided that there are no other persons who are not subject to military service and are legally obliged to support them (except when such persons themselves are persons with disabilities, require permanent care, are under arrest (except home arrest), or are serving a sentence of restriction or deprivation of liberty). In the absence of non-conscripted persons, only one person among those subject to military service may provide care for a person with Group I or II disability, at the choice of such person with a disability;
14) family members of the second degree of kinship of a person with Group I or II disability engaged in constant care for them (no more than one person, and provided there are no first-degree family members or if first-degree family members themselves require constant care according to a conclusion of a medical and social expert commission, medical consultative commission, or decision of an expert team for evaluating daily functioning). In the absence of first- and second-degree family members, this provision applies to third-degree family members of a person with Group I or II disability; {Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Article 23 in the wording of Law No. 4170-IX of December 19, 2024}
15) women and men who have a child (children) under the age of 18 and a husband (wife) serving in one of the types of military service specified in part six of Article 2 of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service";
16) heads of ministries and their deputies, heads of state bodies and public administration bodies whose jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of Ukraine;
17) People's Deputies of Ukraine, Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea;
18) judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, members of the High Council of Justice, members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the head of the service of disciplinary inspectors of the High Council of Justice, his deputy, and disciplinary inspectors of the High Council of Justice;
19) the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights;
20) the Chairman and other members of the Accounting Chamber;
21) employees of military command authorities (governing bodies), military units (subdivisions) of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the State Protection Department of Ukraine, the apparatus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and experts of expert service institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine;
22) diplomatic officers occupying diplomatic positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as well as persons holding the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary;
23) civil servants who prepare conclusions on draft normative legal acts, perform their professional, scientific, or legal expertise and/or expertise of adopted normative legal acts, civil servants directly executing functions of ensuring cybersecurity, cyber defense, and information technology security, software development work, database administration, implementation and support of modern information and communication technologies in bodies ensuring the activities of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
24) other persons subject to military service or specific categories of citizens in cases provided by law.
2. Persons with disabilities, as well as persons specified in paragraphs 3–15 of part one of this Article, during the specified period may be accepted for military service under contract.
3. The following persons shall also not be subject to call-up for military service during mobilization for a special period:
1) applicants of vocational, professional pre-higher, and higher education enrolled in full-time or dual forms of education who are obtaining an educational level higher than the previously obtained level of education in the sequence defined by part two of Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine "On Education", as well as doctoral students and persons enrolled in internship training; {Paragraph 1 of Part 3 of Article 23 as amended by Law No. 4574-IX of August 21, 2025}
2) scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff of higher and professional pre-higher education institutions, scientific institutions, and organizations holding an academic degree, and pedagogical staff of professional pre-higher education institutions, vocational education institutions, and general secondary education institutions, provided that they work in higher or professional pre-higher education institutions, scientific institutions and organizations, vocational or general secondary education institutions at their main place of employment at no less than 0.75 of a full-time position rate; {Paragraph 2 of Part 3 of Article 23 as amended by Law No. 4574-IX of August 21, 2025}
3) women and men whose close relatives (husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, or full/half brother or sister) died or went missing during the anti-terrorist operation from among: {Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 3 of Part 3 of Article 23 as amended by Law No. 3916-IX of August 21, 2024}
- military personnel or employees of military formations created in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, who defended the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and who died or went missing while participating directly in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its conduct, directly while being in the areas of the anti-terrorist operation during its conduct;
- employees of enterprises, institutions, and organizations involved in ensuring the conduct of the anti-terrorist operation and who died or went missing while ensuring the conduct of the anti-terrorist operation directly in the areas and during the period of its conduct;
- persons who died or went missing while directly participating in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its conduct, being directly in the areas of the anti-terrorist operation during its conduct as part of volunteer formations created or self-organized to protect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, provided that subsequently such volunteer formations were incorporated into military formations and law enforcement bodies created in accordance with the laws of Ukraine;
- persons who died or went missing while directly participating in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its conduct, being directly in the areas of its conduct as part of volunteer formations created or self-organized to protect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, but which subsequently were not incorporated into military formations and law enforcement bodies created in accordance with the laws of Ukraine and performed tasks of the anti-terrorist operation in cooperation with military formations and law enforcement bodies created in accordance with the laws of Ukraine;
4) women and men whose close relatives (husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, or full/half brother or sister) died or disappeared under special circumstances during the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repelling and deterring armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as during the provision of national security and defense, repelling and deterring armed aggression against Ukraine during martial law; {Paragraph 4 of Part 3 of Article 23 as amended by Law No. 3916-IX of August 21, 2024; in the wording of Law No. 4062-IX of November 20, 2024}
5) family members (husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, full/half brother or sister) of persons who were posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine for civic courage, patriotism, heroic defense of the constitutional principles of democracy, human rights and freedoms, and selfless service to the Ukrainian People demonstrated during the Revolution of Dignity (November 2013 – February 2014); {Paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Article 23 as amended by Law No. 3916-IX of August 21, 2024}