A court in Odesa overturned the mobilization order for a man convicted of obstructing the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The court ruled that the orders to mobilize and assign a man—who had an unexpunged criminal record for a crime against national security—to a military unit were unlawful. The law explicitly prohibits the conscription of such individuals during mobilization.

This is stated in the ruling of the Odesa District Administrative Court.

As the court established, in November 2025, the Volodarsky District Court of Kyiv Oblast found the man guilty of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and intentionally damaging property.

He was sentenced to five years in prison but was granted a two-year probationary period.

At the time of mobilization, the man’s criminal record remained active. Information about it was entered into the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service, and Reservists.

The man was detained on April 5, 2026, and taken to the territorial recruitment center. The next day, he was drafted into military service and assigned to a military unit as a rifleman.

In his lawsuit, he stated that he had been mobilized in violation of a statutory prohibition. The law prohibits the conscription of individuals convicted of crimes against the foundations of Ukraine’s national security during mobilization if their criminal record has not been expunged or removed.

The court agreed with these arguments and noted that the Territorial Recruitment Center had failed to properly verify whether the man had legal grounds for mobilization.

The Odesa District Administrative Court granted the man’s petition and ruled:

• to revoke the Military Registration and Enlistment Office’s order regarding his mobilization;
• to revoke the military unit’s order enrolling him on the personnel roster;
• to order the military unit to remove the man from the personnel roster;
• to order the Military Registration and Enlistment Office to restore his status as a person subject to military service and to update the registry with current information regarding his criminal record.

The court’s decision may be appealed to the Fifth Administrative Court of Appeals within 30 days.

Ірина Глухова