On April 4, the law No. 3621-IX, signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, was published, which, in particular, provides for the cancellation of the status of "limited suitability" for conscripts.
On the site The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published an explanation regarding military personnel and conscripts who have this status.
In turn, Oleksandr Zolotukhin, a lawyer in matters of the army and military service, provided his comments on this issue:
The Verkhovna Rada abolished the status of "limited fitness" and left only "fit" or "unfit" for military service. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has its own internal order number 402, which contains a list of diseases according to which conscripts are classified as "fit", "limited fit" and "unfit".
"Until the Ministry of Defense changes this order, there will be no requalification of the "limitedly fit". After all, there is no document that can be referred to in order to qualify a person as "suitable" or "unsuitable", - remarked the lawyer
The Ministry of Defense must determine what status to give to people who have a certain diagnosis and were previously "limited fit". Only after the adoption of the internal order, which will be fundamental for the VLK, conscripts who were previously recognized as of limited fitness will be able to undergo a commission to determine fitness for military service.
The lawyer also noted that the conditions of service should be defined for men who had the status of "limited fitness" during wartime. Specific conditions must be created for them, because the person has serious health problems.
Most likely, we will not have to wait for an order from the Ministry of Defense for a long time, since there is a nine-month period during which persons who were previously "limited fit" must undergo a military medical examination again. It starts from the moment when the law enters into force.
Also, the Ministry of Defense, in addition to developing an internal order, must also register it with the Ministry of Justice. The order must undergo a legal assessment to see if it is legal and complies with domestic national law and ensures respect for human rights.
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