Court Overturns Mobilization Order for a Reserved Employee of Ukrposhta
The Zaporizhzhia District Administrative Court ruled that the mobilization of a “Ukrposhta” employee, who had a valid reservation at the time of his conscription, was unlawful. The court overturned the Territorial Military Commissariat’s conscription order and the military unit’s order to enlist him. The unit commander was also ordered to discharge the man from military service.
The man began working at one of Ukrposhta’s branches on June 9, 2026. His employer issued him a deferment, which was to remain in effect until December 30, 2026. Information about the deferment was also entered into his electronic military registration record in the “Reserve+” app.
Despite this, on June 30, the Territorial Military Commissariat issued an order conscripting the man into military service during mobilization. He was then sent to a military unit and, the very next day, was enlisted into its ranks. The employee objected to the mobilization and filed a lawsuit.
The TCC claimed that the man had refused to be exempted
During the court proceedings, the TCC explained its position. According to the center, on June 29, the man arrived to update his military registration information, accompanied by police officers. During the verification process, TCC representatives saw information in the registry confirming his active deferment status. At the same time, the center claimed that the man allegedly chose on his own to renounce his deferment and enlist in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As evidence, the TCC submitted to the court a statement dated June 29, which it considered a voluntary cancellation of the reservation. The man himself denied this. He stated that he had not voluntarily waived his reservation. “Ukrposhta,” which participated in the case as a third party on the employee’s side, confirmed that the man had indeed worked for the company and had a valid reservation.
The company also informed the court that on July 1, it had filed a motion requesting a review of the grounds for the employee’s detention and seeking to prevent his mobilization as a reserved employee.
The court took note of the data in “Reserve+”
One of the key pieces of evidence in the case was information from the man’s electronic military registration document. It indicated a valid deferment. The court concluded that at the time the mobilization order was issued, the Territorial Recruitment Center was or should have been aware of the man’s reserved status. In other words, at the time of conscription, the “Ukrposhta” employee had a valid deferment and, according to the court’s ruling, was not subject to mobilization.
The deferment was to remain in effect until December 30, 2026. The court also noted that it was the TCC, as a government authority, that bore the burden of proving the legality of its decision. In this case, according to the court, this was not done.
The mobilization order was revoked
As a result, the court ruled that the TCC’s order to conscript the man into military service during mobilization was unlawful and annulled it. Separately, the court annulled the order of the military unit commander, on the basis of which the “Ukrposhta” employee had been enlisted.
Thus, the court annulled not only the decision on the conscription itself but also the document through which the man had effectively acquired the status of a military servicemember.
The man was ordered to be discharged from military service
The court separately considered the issue of the man’s future status. If only the orders regarding conscription and enrollment in the military unit had been overturned, this might not have been sufficient to fully restore his rights. At the time the case was heard, the man was already serving in the military.
Therefore, the court ordered the commander of the military unit to discharge the man from military service and remove him from the personnel roster. In addition, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, ordering the collection of 1,064.96 UAH in court fees to be paid from the TCC’s budget funds. The decision of the Zaporizhzhia District Administrative Court may still be appealed.
Thus, the court concluded in this case that the “Ukrposhta” employee was mobilized in violation of the deferment in effect at that time. It was precisely the existence of the deferment and the information about it in the electronic military registration document that became one of the key circumstances to which the court paid attention. This is stated in the decision of the Zaporizhzhia District Administrative Court.
In the “Reserve+” app, it is once again possible to apply for deferrals related to disability. This applies to cases where the disability affects the conscript himself, his child, or his parents. The service resumed operations following the completion of technical work on the Ministry of Social Policy’s systems.
