Due to the full-scale military aggression of Russia in Ukraine, general mobilization and martial law have been introduced. Men liable for military service from 18 to 60 years old are subject to mobilization. During martial law, fitness categories may differ from peacetime. Lawyer Dmitry Donchak explained to b2bconsult whether a person with limited fitness can be mobilized to the front.

Is it possible to send a person with limited fitness to the front.

He noted that there is no direct prohibition on sending a serviceman with limited fitness to the part that performs the assigned tasks at " This is due to the fact that there is no clear definition of “combat unit” in the legislation..

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But in the case of such a direction, the following conditions must be met:.

A soldier with limited fitness cannot be sent to serve in the Marines and Airborne Assault Forces.

The decision of the military medical commission, which has established limited suitability, must clearly indicate: what types of service, what positions are contraindicated for such a serviceman, taking into account his state of health.

The position and type of service must be related to the activities of providing a military unit. That is, there cannot be a position of a shooter, a grenade launcher, etc.. At the same time, a person cannot be sent to perform work related to physical labor: arranging dugouts, trenches.

“If all three conditions are met, this means that there are no signs of violation of the law in the actions of your management.

If at least one of the conditions is not met, submit a written report addressed to the commander of the unit and ask to be transferred to a position corresponding to the state of your health,” Donchak concluded..

The expert also advised to contact the Ministry of Defense hotline at 0-800-500-42 and register a complaint if these conditions are ignored.

Earlier, the Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov, said whether they would increase the pace of mobilization in Ukraine.