Odesa region ranked sixth in terms of the number of cases suspended due to mobilization of the accused

The number of cases suspended due to mobilization of the accused in Odesa region in 2025 reached 404, making the region the sixth in Ukraine.

These results of the study were published by analysts of the Opendatabot platform.

As for Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, the number of such cases reached 303 and 52, respectively. Most decisions to suspend cases due to mobilization were made in Kyiv region - 617. The second place is occupied by Lviv region (582), and the third place is occupied by Dnipropetrovs'k region (559).

In total, at least 7,312 criminal proceedings have been suspended due to the mobilization of the accused into the ranks of the Armed Forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Such a legal mechanism appeared in 2022, when the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine was amended, and since then it has been actively used by the courts.

The number of such suspensions is growing from year to year. For example, 858 cases were suspended in the first year of the full-scale program, and the number of such cases has only increased every year. The record year was 2024, when 2,406 cases were stopped where the accused joined the Armed Forces. This year, there are already 1,973 suspended cases.

Opendatabot experts emphasized that suspension of proceedings is not the same as automatic exemption from liability. However, in fact, the case is postponed indefinitely. This creates an opportunity for abuse - especially in high-profile corruption cases or when it comes to rear-guard positions where participation in hostilities is not required.

Meanwhile, in the first half of 2025, entrepreneurs opened 18,277 new companies in Ukraine, 1,198 of which were in Odesa region.

Кирило Бойко