Border guards, checking the documents of men aged 18 to 60, may request additional documents from the territorial recruit center (TRC, former military commissars).
This was reported by the spokesman of the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko to " BBC-Ukraine ".
He explained that, in general, the rules for crossing the border for men have not changed. The categories that are not subject to the ban on leaving the country are the same, but documents may be treated more carefully, as cases of document forgery have become more frequent.
"Itʼs about strengthening control," noted Demchenko.
According to him, border guards at their discretion have the right to demand, in addition to the usual package of documents, military registration documents from the TRC, which confirm that a person really has a deferment from mobilization or is exempt from conscription.
"It can be an extract from the protocol of the TRC on the decision on postponement or a record of postponement in military accounting documents," noted Demchenko.
"BBC-Ukraine" journalists turned to Demchenko due to complaints on social networks that men who previously crossed the border without hindrance — for example, those with many children or men with disabilities — were no longer allowed to pass without documents from the TRC.
- In general, Ukraine is strengthening control over military records. In the evening of December 25, the government submitted draft laws No. 10378, No. 10379 to the parliament. The first document provides for changes to mobilization and military service, and the second — strengthening responsibility for military offenses. Read more about them here.
- If it is adopted without significant changes, all men between the ages of 18 and 60 will have 30 days to apply to the TRC, clarify their data, place of residence, etc. They will also be required to carry military registration documents with them and show them at the request of TRC employees or policemen.