What threatens draft evasion during mass mobilization in Ukraine, which was announced on February 25 by President Volodymyr Zelensky? The Ukrainian Bar Association answers key questions about mobilization during the war unleashed by Russia.

What is the responsibility for draft evasion?

The risks increase significantly if a citizen received a summons and did not appear at the request to appear at the TCCSP or a military unit for further service.

For evading conscription for military service during mobilization, criminal liability is provided in the form of imprisonment for a term of 3 to 5 years.

If the absences are permanent, then the citizen's actions will be regarded as evasion from military service. Then the military registration and enlistment office sends an appropriate letter to the prosecutor's office, on the basis of which investigative actions begin..

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Answers to other main questions on mobilization can be found in the article of the Ukrainian Bar Association “Mobilization in Ukraine: who will be drafted into the army during the war”.