The Ministry of Defence has supported draft law No. 11391, which provides for a deferral of mobilisation for men whose half-siblings were killed or went missing during hostilities. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi
with reference to the Judicial and Legal Newspaper.
Previously, the law on mobilisation stipulated that persons liable for military service during mobilisation whose close relatives (husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister (full or half) were killed or went missing while participating in hostilities were not subject to call-up.
However, subsequent amendments removed the words “(half) brother/sister”.
In April, prior to the adoption of the law on enhanced mobilisation, a petition from the families of fallen soldiers appeared on the website of the President’s Office. They drew attention to the injustice in a situation where the ban on mobilisation does not apply to brothers who are not full brothers, and thus mothers have to send their second son to war if the first one is killed.
Draft law No. 11391 is currently registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which proposes to return the deferral for persons liable for military service whose half-siblings were killed or went missing during hostilities. The draft law provides for amendments to part three of Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine “On Mobilisation Preparation and Mobilisation”, which will allow these men to be eligible for a postponement of conscription.
According to Oleksandr Fediyenko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, the committee will consider the draft law in the near future. The Ministry of Defence has already expressed support for this legislative initiative in its opinion.
Earlier , the Ministry of Economy answered the question of how many people can be exempted from mobilisation.
Criteria for enterprises critical to the economy
Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 76 sets out the criteria for recognising an enterprise as critical to the functioning of the economy and the livelihoods of the population during a special period:
- the total amount of taxes paid exceeds the equivalent of EUR 1.5 million;
- the amount of foreign currency revenues exceeds the equivalent of EUR 32 million;
- the company is of strategic importance for the economy and security of the state according to the list;
- the enterprise is important for a sector of the national economy or for meeting the needs of the territorial community;
- no arrears in the payment of a single contribution to the obligatory state social insurance;
- the average salary of insured employees at the enterprise for the last calendar quarter is not less than the average salary in the region for the fourth quarter of 2021;
- the company is a resident of Diia City.
An enterprise is recognised as critical if it meets at least two criteria. Such enterprises can book 50% of their employees, or more “in case of a reasonable need”.
The government has also approved a list of NGOs that have received 100% reservation from mobilisation.