Ukrainians who are abroad and have violated the rules of military registration will be able to pay fines through the «Reserve+» application if the Verkhovna Rada adopts draft law No. 12093. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.
According to the official, the draft law proposes to make the process of paying fines as convenient as possible. Thanks to the functionality in the application, citizens will be able to pay a fine in a few clicks, without having to personally visit the TCC. This is especially important for those who are outside Ukraine.
If a person initiates the payment of a fine on their own, they will only be able to pay 50% of the amount. For example, with a standard fine of UAH 17,000, the discount amount will be UAH 8,500.
Violators will be able to apply for consideration of their case, clarify personal data and pay a fine through the application’s Electronic Office of the person liable for military service. This will make the process easier and more accessible, even for those who are abroad.
Kateryna Chernogorenko also noted that the current Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 932 allows remote military registration for men who are abroad and have not reached the age of military service. However, this option does not apply to those who have violated the rules of military registration.
The introduction of digital fines could make it easier for young men aged 18-25 to obtain documents and help other Ukrainians abroad avoid having their bank accounts blocked or their property seized.
According to Chernogorenko, passport services abroad are massively refusing to accept documents for issuing or exchanging passports of Ukrainian citizens and foreign passports for men aged 18 who do not have an entry in the Register of Conscripts «Oberih». That is, those who left before 2022, in particular, to study, or after the start of the full-scale invasion, and therefore did not have time to physically register with the MCC. The problem is that these guys can now be considered violators of military registration.
At the moment, the function of paying fines in «Reserve+» is not yet available, but it is planned to be added in the near future after the adoption of the draft law. On October 25, Serhiy Ionushas’s Committee recommended adopting draft law No. 12093 as a basis, but the Verkhovna Rada has not yet considered it.