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This official response from the National Police of Ukraine was issued in reply to a formal inquiry requesting clarification of the police’s legal powers in relation to administrative offenses under Article 210-1 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (abbreviated as KUoAP). This article refers specifically to violations related to military registration, mobilization duties, and failure to appear at military enlistment offices.

The inquiry questioned whether police officers have the authority to detain civilians, issue fines, or perform enforcement actions in cases where a person allegedly fails to comply with mobilization rules — especially when such enforcement is initiated by Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (abbreviated in Ukrainian as TRC & SP), which are the government bodies responsible for military mobilization and registration.

In its response, the National Police clearly states that under Articles 222 and 255 of the KUoAP, the police are not authorized to issue protocols (official charges) for administrative offenses under Article 210-1. ... Read more ⇢

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In Ukraine, there is a structure known as TRC & SP — Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers. Formally, they are responsible for mobilization, registration, and providing assistance to servicemen. In practice, however, they have become the most discredited government body, engaged in forced conscription.

To justify their actions, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine implemented a digital system called “Reserve+,” through which the TRC & SP maintain an internal database of so-called “wanted” individuals — civilians they consider to be evading mobilization.

These data are shared with centralized databases accessible to the police. When police officers stop someone on the street and see that the person is “wanted” according to the TRC & SP, they are obligated to detain and deliver the individual to the military enlistment office.

However, an official response from the National Police of Ukraine (above) - confirms that there is no legal basis for declaring individuals wanted for administrative offenses, including draft evasion. ... Read more ⇢