A Member of Parliament Demands an Investigation into Reservations at the Kyiv Emergency Operations Center
In Kyiv, Member of Parliament Oleksandr Fedienko requested an investigation into why 97 employees of the municipal enterprise “Traffic Management Center” have been exempted from mobilization. He does not dispute the importance of the enterprise’s work, but believes that its status as a critical facility does not automatically justify exempting the entire staff.
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Fedienko submitted a request to the Kyiv City Military Administration regarding the appropriateness of exempting employees of the municipal enterprise “Traffic Management Center” (TMC) from mobilization. According to the MP, 97 employees of the enterprise are currently exempt from mobilization.
The Kyiv City Military Administration explained this decision by stating that the CTR is a critical enterprise for the functioning of the economy and ensuring the capital’s vital functions. However, Fedienko believes this explanation is insufficient to justify reserving such a large number of conscripts. “I do not question the necessity of the company’s operations. But just because an enterprise is critically important does not mean that every single employee must automatically be exempted from mobilization. Ninety-seven people is, in fact, the size of a full-fledged unit,” the MP stated.
The lawmaker also raised a separate issue regarding the Central Office for Road Traffic’s (CORD) work on vehicle towing and storage. According to him, a significant portion of these activities is carried out by private companies on a contractual basis. For this reason, Fedienko wants to determine whether the municipal enterprise is being used to reserve employees who are actually performing work on behalf of private businesses. The MP called for a personalized audit of all 97 reserved employees. This involves verifying their positions, duties, and actual responsibilities.
Fedienko also proposed considering the possibility of involving veterans and individuals not subject to mobilization in this work. He called on law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Defense to verify the legality of granting deferments.
At the same time, the Traffic Control Center (TCC) itself is a municipal enterprise under the jurisdiction of the Kyiv City State Administration’s Department of Transportation Infrastructure. Its primary mission is to organize traffic flow and help ensure safety on the streets of Kyiv. The enterprise develops traffic management plans, builds and maintains traffic lights, and manufactures and installs road signs and lane markers.
The TSDR also handles the relocation of vehicles using crane-manipulators, conducts certified weight inspections, and maintains a unified database of traffic control equipment locations.
Thus, the deputy’s question concerns not the status of the CDOR itself as an enterprise vital to the city, but rather the justification for reserving the positions of each of its 97 employees. The relevant authorities are to provide a final assessment of the legality of such job reservations following an audit. This information is taken from the deputy’s post.
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