Renewal of deferments in “Reserve”: what students and postgraduates need to know

21 January 06:13

The online deferment service for students and postgraduates, which was unavailable due to a large-scale attack on state registers, will start working this week. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister for Digitalization Kateryna Chornohorenko, Komersant ukrainskyi reports

Deferrals for this category of persons liable for military service will be available in the “Reserve” application starting January 22.

“Immediately after the resumption and successful testing of the exchange with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, we plan to resume deferments for students and graduate students, as we have received hundreds of requests to renew the service,” the official said.

The military registration of students in Ukraine is regulated by the law on mobilization adopted in May 2024. According to the document, male students who are pursuing their first higher education and studying full-time or dual enrollment can receive a deferment from service in the Armed Forces.

All postgraduate students, doctoral students, and trainee assistants are also exempt from conscription.

It should be noted that on January 5, the deferral service was partially restored in the Reserve mobile application. It was unavailable after an attack on state registries.

on January 19, the Ministry of Defense’s mobile application “Reserve” crashed. In particular, it is temporarily impossible to log in and use the functions.

Electronic deferrals were first introduced in the Reserves app in November 2024. At the initial stage, they could be applied for by people with disabilities who have a pension certificate, as well as students, postgraduates and doctoral students.

“Reserve is an application from the Ministry of Defense that was launched on May 18, 2024. It provides access to the information in the Oberih register of persons liable for military service, and allows persons liable for military service to update their data, just like in the TCC or ASC.

Дзвенислава Карплюк
Editor