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LAW OF UKRAINE

of September 17, 2025 No. 4603-IX

About the Military ombudsman

This Law determines legal status, the main objectives, powers and organizational bases of activities of the Military ombudsman in case of ensuring compliance with the rights of the military personnel in connection with accomplishment of obligations of military service by them, reservists and persons liable for call-up during passing of charges by them, and also staff of the law enforcement agencies involved in direct participation in fighting.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Military ombudsman

1. The military ombudsman is official through who the President of Ukraine according to article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine and articles 4 and 5 of the Law of Ukraine "About homeland security of Ukraine" exercises democratic civil control of the sector of safety and defense concerning ensuring compliance by bodies of military management (governing bodies), commanders (chiefs) of the rights of the military personnel in connection with accomplishment of obligations of military service by them, reservists and persons liable for call-up during passing of charges by them, members of voluntary forming of territorial communities in connection with their participation in preparation and accomplishment of tasks of territorial defense or direct participation in fighting, persons who on voluntary and confidential basis are involved in accomplishment of tasks of resistance movement in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and also staff of law enforcement agencies, involved in direct participation in fighting (further - persons to whom operation of this Law extends).

2. The military ombudsman in the activities is guided by the Constitution of Ukraine, the existing international treaties which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, present and other laws of Ukraine, and also other regulatory legal acts adopted on their basis.

3. Activities of the Military ombudsman for protection of the rights of persons to whom operation of this Law extends are performed within powers and method, the determined present and other laws of Ukraine, supplement the existing remedies of constitutional rights and freedoms of man and citizen, do not cancel them and do not involve review of competence of the public authorities, local government bodies and their officials providing protection and recovery of the violated rights.

Article 2. Determination of terms

1. In this Law the stated below terms are used in the following value:

1) protection of the rights of persons to whom operation of this Law extends, - the package of measures of democratic civil control including measures for identification, prevention, suppression of violations and recovery of the violated rights of persons to whom operation of this Law extends;

2) Check - complex of the actions performed for comprehensive, complete and objective clarification of circumstances of probable violation of the rights of persons to whom operation of this Law extends;

3) the claim - the address with the requirement of updating of the rights of persons to whom operation of this Law, the military officials broken by actions (failure to act) and/or decisions, bodies of military management (governing bodies), commanders (chiefs) or other military personnel extends.

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