President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky responded to a petition to ban the issuance of subpoenas on the street, checkpoints and gas stations, asking Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to consider this issue comprehensively in the context of respect for the rights of citizens and the law. This is stated on the website of the office of the President.

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The head of state explained that he can act only on the basis of the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, and the protection of the Motherland, its independence and territorial integrity, according to the Constitution, is the duty of citizens.

He added that according to the law of Ukraine "

In particular, the president conducts general guidance on mobilization, and also determines the goals, objectives, procedure, type, scope and timing of the. At the same time, the organization is led by the Cabinet of Ministers, and the direct implementation of relevant measures is led by the heads of central executive authorities and other state institutions and the central authorities of certain military formations..

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In addition, the Ministry of Defense, through the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, plans and conducts mobilization in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and takes part in its organization in other military formations..

According to the president, the procedure for conscripting reservists and those liable for military service during mobilization is determined by the laws "

Zelensky noted that such events are carried out to replenish military posts, according to the wartime states, within the time limits specified by the mobilization plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or other formations..

The procedure for notifying those liable for military service and handing them draft summons during mobilization is regulated by acts of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.

" Shmyhal with a request to comprehensively work out the issue raised in the electronic petition in the context of respect for the rights of citizens and legislation on military duty and military service,"

Earlier, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov explained that the subpoenas received by those liable for military service do not yet mean that a person will be sent to the front..