In Lviv, a man was sentenced to prison for evading mobilization
A resident of Lviv was sentenced to three years in prison for evading conscription during mobilization. The man, whom a military medical commission had deemed fit for service, refused to accept his draft notice and failed to report to the assembly point.
According to the case file, in early September 2024, Yevhen Saienko underwent a military medical examination, which found him fit for military service.
On September 11, officials attempted to serve him with a draft notice. According to the notice, he was required to report to the assembly point on September 13 for subsequent deployment to military service under mobilization.
However, Saienko refused to accept the summons and did not appear at the assembly point on the specified date.
During the court proceedings, the Lviv resident explained his refusal based on his own views regarding the defense of Ukraine.
According to him, after Ukraine handed over its weapons, it is NATO countries that should fight and defend Ukraine and its citizens.
At the same time, the court did not consider these arguments to be grounds for failing to fulfill the obligation to perform military service under conscription during mobilization.
The court found the man guilty under Article 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—evasion of conscription into military service during mobilization.
For this, he was sentenced to three years in prison.
However, the verdict is not yet final and may be appealed in the appellate court.
The verdict was handed down by the Kalynivka District Court in Vinnytsia Oblast.
As a reminder, Ukraine currently has no plans to lower the upper limit of the mobilization age to 55. At the same time, the Office of the President supports the idea of a clear and understandable term of military service, as well as a gradual transition to a contract-based army.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine need to mobilize at least 30,000 people every month, said Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President. He also acknowledged that this number is large and that changing approaches to conscription is unlikely to reduce the actual need for personnel.
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President, stated that he personally tried to reach an agreement with Russia to halt long-range strikes. According to him, no agreement was reached, and instead, the situation only escalated.
