In Ivano-Frankivsk, a reserved employee of a pharmaceutical company won a lawsuit against one of the district military enlistment offices in Transcarpathia. The court deemed the conscription for service illegal, annulled it, and ordered the military unit to remove the mobilized individual from the personnel lists.
As stated in the decision of the Ivano-Frankivsk District Administrative Court, which was published in the court register in January 2025, the mobilized resident of Prykarpattia, Vasyl T., approached the court. He explained that he works as a driver-dispatcher in a pharmaceutical company recognized as critical for Ukraine's economy and has a deferment from military service. Despite having a reservation, in November 2024 he was mobilized by the district military enlistment office in the Transcarpathian region.
39-year-old Vasyl T. claims he provided the enrollment office with all necessary documents, including an extract from the Ministry of Economy's order regarding his reservation and his military registration document. However, the plaintiff was taken to the military enlistment office, underwent a military medical commission, and was mobilized. The man filed a lawsuit to annul his military service conscription, and he also sought compensation for lost wages and 200,000 UAH in moral damages.
The defendants, the military enlistment office and the military unit, opposed the satisfaction of the claim. This case was examined by Judge Mykhailo Shumei, who reviewed all materials and arguments. The judge established that at the time of mobilization, the plaintiff had a valid reservation and that his employer had followed the legal procedures required.
“It is not only the duty of the conscripted citizen to inform the military enlistment offices about reservations, but the enlistment offices are also required to verify and possess information about reserved individuals to prevent illegal actions,” the court decision stated.
The judge partially granted Vasyl T.'s claim, recognizing the order for his military service conscription as unlawful and annulled it, also obliging the command of the military unit to exclude him from the personnel lists. However, the court did not grant the request for compensation for lost wages and the 200,000 UAH in moral damages. The court's decision can still be appealed.