Disputes with the territorial recruitment centre

Territorial recruitment and social support centres act within the limits set by law. Where those limits are exceeded — from improper service of a summons to unfounded penalties — their decisions and actions can be challenged.

When to get in touch

• a summons was served on you improperly
• a decision imposing an administrative penalty has been made
• your military registration data contains errors that are not being corrected
• coercive action was taken that you consider unlawful

What the lawyer does

• checks that the summons is lawful and was served properly
• analyses decisions imposing administrative penalties and prepares challenges to them
• prepares administrative claims against the centre’s decisions, acts or omissions
• prepares a reasoned application to correct inaccurate data in the Register and follows it through
• records breaches and gathers the evidence
• represents the client in court

Legal basis

Citizens’ obligations regarding mobilisation preparation and mobilisation are set out in Article 22 of the Law of Ukraine “On Mobilisation Preparation and Mobilisation” No. 3543-XII. The procedure for military registration and notification, including the service of summonses, is set out in the Procedure approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1487 of 30 December 2022: summonses are served against the person’s signature and/or sent by registered post with a list of contents and acknowledgement of receipt (paragraphs 32 and 79 of the Procedure). Military registration data is entered in the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service and Reservists; the procedure for maintaining it was approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 981 of 29 July 2026. A person has the right to obtain information on their inclusion in (or exclusion from) the Register and the data held about them, including through the electronic cabinet, and to submit a reasoned application concerning the wrongful inclusion or omission of a record about them and the correction of inaccurate data (Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service and Reservists”). Judicial review takes place under administrative court procedure.

Mobilisation legislation changes frequently. This page reflects the position as of August 2026; before acting on it, take advice on the wording currently in force.

Frequently asked questions

Does a summons sent by messenger count as served?

Procedure No. 1487 provides for serving a summons against signature and/or by registered post; messengers are not among these methods. The legal status of electronic forms of notification keeps changing — a specific situation should be assessed with a lawyer against the rules in force at the time of the events.

What should I do if I am taken in by force?

Stay calm, record the circumstances (time, place, the persons involved), contact a lawyer at the first opportunity, and do not sign documents you do not understand.

My military registration data is wrong. What can I do?

The law expressly provides the right to submit a reasoned application to correct inaccurate data in the Register and to obtain the data held about you, including through the electronic cabinet (Article 9 of the Law on the Register). We prepare that application and, where necessary, challenge the inaction of the body maintaining the Register.

Need legal assistance? Call us or leave a request — a lawyer will contact you and explain what to do in your situation.