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The request was submitted with the purpose of obtaining archival scanned copies of the original document: the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “On the Ratification of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States,” as well as to clarify whether this document was actually signed by the leaders of the USSR republics ... Read more ⇢

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In accordance with Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine “On Succession of States,” the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in its composition as the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR, was obligated to vote for the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence.

To clarify this, an official request was submitted to obtain archival scan copies of two key historical documents:
— The Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR “On the Proclamation of Ukraine’s Independence”;
— and The Act of the Proclamation of Ukraine’s Independence.

However, after receiving the archival copies, an unexpected discovery emerged.
It turned out that the Act had been drafted with malicious intent — its text contradicted the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR, and certain words had been substituted, changing the legal meaning entirely.

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A request was submitted to obtain official information on whether Resolution No. 1545-XII of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, dated September 12, 1991,
titled “On the Procedure for the Temporary Application of Certain Acts of Legislation of the USSR on the Territory of Ukraine,” is still in force.

This resolution was adopted during the transitional period when Ukraine was establishing its own legal system following the declaration of independence.
However, as early as March 13, 1992, Ukraine signed the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which clearly stated:

“We, the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation (RSFSR), and Ukraine — as the founding states of the USSR that signed the 1922 Union Treaty — hereby declare that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as a subject of international law and geopolitical reality, ceases to exist.”

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The request was submitted in order to obtain up-to-date data on the total amount of Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt as of 2025, as well as to verify the transparency of financial reporting and the public availability of information that is critical for the country’s economic stability.

In the response from the Ministry of Finance, in the second attachment (page 2), the following figures are officially recorded as of 31.07.2025:

• The total amount of state and state-guaranteed debt as of July 31, 2025, was 7.77 trillion UAH, equivalent to approximately 186.8 billion USD.

• This includes 7.48 trillion UAH in direct state debt (about 179.7 billion USD)

• and 296.35 billion UAH in state-guaranteed debt (around 7.1 billion USD).

Additionally, it is clarified that as of 31.03.2025, the ratio of total debt to GDP was 86.2%, and the ratio of state-guaranteed debt to GDP was 3.4%.

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The response of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine fully reproduces the official position of the State Migration Service, confirming that Ukrainian legislation does not provide for the legal recording of a citizen’s nationality in any documents, including passports, birth certificates, and civil status records.

The Ministry explicitly states that there is no state accounting of ethnic affiliation and refers to the Constitution of Ukraine and international non-discrimination standards, thereby substituting them for the right to ethnic identity recognized by international law.

However, behind this formal “equality” lies a deliberate and legally codified mechanism for excluding the titular nation — ethnic Ukrainians — from the category of subjects of collective rights.

Law No. 1616-IX “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine” (2021) limits the recognition of collective rights exclusively to three groups — Crimean Tatars, Karaites, and Krymchaks — thereby deliberately excluding both the titular Ukrainian ethnocultural group and ... Read more ⇢

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The inquiry raised the issue of whether Ukrainian legislation provides a formalized mechanism for determining and officially confirming a citizen’s national (ethnic) affiliation, as well as whether a state system for recording such information exists.

Particular attention was given to the fact that, in the absence of an official document or a codified procedure, self-identification (e.g., as “Ukrainian,” “Russian,” or “Belarusian”) cannot be considered legally verifiable and, therefore, does not carry legal consequences.

In its official response, theState Migration Service of Ukraine stated that national passports — regardless of their format (paper or ID card) — do not contain a field for “nationality”.

It also confirmed that no centralized system exists at the level of central authorities to record citizens’ national affiliation.

The state does not maintain a registry or any institutional means of certifying ethnocultural identity.

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The request was submitted in order to obtain an official clarification regarding the following questions: who, in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine, has the authority to make amendments to the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine dated July 16, 1990, and which state authority or official holds the power to repeal or declare this Declaration invalid.

The purpose of the inquiry was to determine whether the Declaration is subject to revision following the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 2215-IX “On the De-Sovietization of Ukrainian Legislation,” which is aimed at eliminating from the legal field any norms, terminology, or references originating from the Soviet period.

Special attention in the request was paid to the fact that the text of the 1990 Declaration repeatedly mentions the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian SSR) in a positive c ... Read more ⇢

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The official response from the Central State Archive of the Highest Authorities of Ukraine, dated September 1, 2025, confirms the existence and validity of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine No. 55-XII of July 16, 1990, as an archival document preserved in the archive’s holdings.

The attached copy contains the full authentic text of the Declaration, which proclaims Ukraine’s state sovereignty based on the right of the Ukrainian nation to self-determination, the primacy of the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, territorial supremacy, exclusive rights to natural resources and cultural heritage, as well as the aspiration for international recognition.

At the same time, it should be noted that the current Law of Ukraine No. 2215-IX “On the Desovietization of Ukrainian Legislation”, adopted in April 2022, establishes in Section II, Paragraph 2, that:

“On the territory of Ukraine, acts of the state authorities and state administration bodies of the USSR and the Ukrainian SSR (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) shall not apply, except for  ... Read more ⇢

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The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine provided an official response to an information request submitted in July 2024 concerning the legal grounds for holding individuals accountable for violating curfew restrictions during martial law.

The response states that neither the current Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses nor the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for any liability for violating curfew. This means that, at the legislative level, there is no administrative or criminal provision establishing legal consequences for being outside during curfew hours.

Additionally, it is emphasized that state and local authorities, as well as their officials, are obligated to act strictly within the limits of their powers and in accordance with procedures defined by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine. This confirms that it is unlawful to impose sanctions on citizens based solely on orders from military command or local administrations if such measures are not grounded in specific legal provisions.

The statement that the Ministry of Justice refuses to classify the provided information as public and instead invokes the status of legal consultation further confirms that no establish ... Read more ⇢

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The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, in its official response from July 2025, confirmed that writing the words “Putin,” “Russia,” “RF,” or “Russian Federation” with a capital letter in the public sphere — including on social media or in official documents — does not constitute either an administrative or criminal offense.

The Ministry explicitly stated that current Ukrainian legislation does not provide for any legal liability for using these words with an initial capital letter. This means that any sanctions imposed on citizens on this basis cannot be considered lawful and must be subject to immediate legal challenge.

The inquiry was submitted against the backdrop of a large-scale internal campaign initiated by state authorities, officials, lawyers, and propagandist activists, who persistently promote the practice of writing “Russia,” “RF,” and “Putin” exclusively in lowercase letters.

This practice is publicly justified by the claim that an aggressor state does not deserve to be written with a capital letter. However, from a legal standpoint, such a position is not only profession ... Read more ⇢

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The request was submitted in order to obtain legal clarification on the term “recruit” in the context of Ukrainian legislation, international humanitarian law, and the current practice of the armed forces.

The questions concerned both the internal status of this term (its usage in Ukrainian legal acts and Armed Forces statutes) and its correlation with international standards (UN documents, the Geneva Conventions, NATO practices).

Specific issues included the duration of service, correspondence with military ranks and positions, and the legal distinction between a “recruit” and a full-fledged servicemember.

The analysis of the response provided allows for the following conclusions:

1. The term “recruit” does indeed appear in Ukrainian normative documents, particularly in the Regulation on the Military Service of Citizens of Ukraine in the Armed Forces, as well as in the List of Staff Positions approved by Ministry of Defense Order No. 317 of 07.09.2020. However, its legal status remains undefined, as

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The request was submitted in order to obtain an official clarification of the legal meaning of the term “recruitment,” since this word is extremely widespread in the public sphere: it appears in advertisements, is distributed through SMS messages, and is used in the establishment of new “recruitment centers” across Ukraine offering civilians to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It should also be noted that there exists the Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine dated October 27, 2023, No. 637, “On the Approval of the Concept of Military Personnel Policy in the System of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the Period Until 2028,” in which the term “recruitment” is defined as one of the tools of personnel policy.

In its official response, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explicitly stated:

“Recruitment is the targeted search and procurement of personnel for staffing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with servicemen of appropriate quality and quantity.”

It is pr ... Read more ⇢

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The request was submitted to obtain clarification on the meaning of the term “current version” (чинна редакція) of a normative legal act on the website zakon.rada.gov.ua.

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, in its official response, confirmed that the resolution of the State Committee for the State of Emergency in the USSR dated August 19, 1991, No. 1, remains in force within the legal framework of Ukraine, holding the status of a “current version” (чинна редакція).

This means that the document, adopted by a body of the USSR, has not been repealed or annulled by Ukrainian authorities and is still considered an active normative legal act.

The Ministry’s explanation emphasized that the term “current version” refers to the valid text of a normative act, taking into account all official amendments and additions at the time of the request. In the case of this resolution, no changes have been made, and therefore, it continues to have legal effect in its original form.

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The Institute of the Ukrainian Language, in its response dated April 4, 2024, confirmed that the word цивільний(“civil”) in the Ukrainian language is classified as a loanword, with the primary meanings of “non-military” and “civilian.” Etymologically, it derives from the Latin civilis, meaning “civil,” “state-related,” or “civilized,” which in turn comes from civis — “citizen.”

Importantly, the term цивільний in Ukrainian is interpreted as referring to a person’s administrative status as a citizen, rather than to their ethnic or national belonging. The Institute also lists the older Slavic root съѧмия (meaning “family,” “household,” or “kin”), which points to a concept more closely associated with ethnic or cultural affiliation. This demonstrates a clear linguistic distinction between “civilian” (state-related status) and “familial” or “ethnic” identity in historical usage.

The comparative linguistic parallels from other languages (Slavic, Baltic, Germanic, etc.) also show that the concept of “civil” is generally tied to residency, settlement, or ... Read more ⇢

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In its official response, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that it does not possess a normative definition of the term “Motherland” and is not the custodian of information on this matter. At the same time, the ministry claims that this term is used in the Constitution of Ukraine and several laws as a “commonly understood” concept that allegedly does not require further interpretation.

However, such a position is not only legally vulnerable but also exposes a deep contradiction within Ukraine’s legal system. The term “Motherland” does appear in Article 65 of the Constitution, which states: “Defense of the Motherland, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine is the duty of Ukrainian citizens.” Yet, Article 17 of the same Constitution declares that the defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence is the responsibility of “the people of Ukraine.”

There is no clear legal connection in Ukrainian law between “citizen” and “people,” especially since the adoption of Law No. 1616-IX “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine” and Law No. 2827-IX “On National Minorities,&rdq ... Read more ⇢

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The official letter provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine contains contradictory statements regarding the status of the demarcation of the state border with the Russian Federation, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Belarus.

On the first page of the letter, the MFA clearly states:

“The demarcation of the state border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation has been completed on the basis of the Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the State Border dated January 28, 2003, ratified by the Law of Ukraine of April 20, 2004, No. 1681-IV.”

This means that the Ukrainian side officially recognizes the demarcation with the Russian Federation as completed and refers to a valid international treaty that legally establishes the border between the two states. The document also confirms the completion of demarcation with Moldova and Romania.

However, on the second page of the same letter, the following contradictory statement appears:

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In the official response provided by the Central Legal Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (No. 316/1553 dated April 5, 2024), it is explicitly stated that this body has no regulatory or legal acts containing a definition of the term “військова агресія” (“military aggression”).

Thus, despite the repeated use of this expression in the decrees of the President of Ukraine — in particular, in the Decree on the Introduction of Martial Law (No. 64/2022) and the Decree on General Mobilization (No. 69/2022), where the war is described as “military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine” — the term itself has no normative definition within the Ukrainian legal framework.

Moreover, the Central Legal Department directly refers to Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Defense of Ukraine,” which employs the term “armed aggression” rather than “military aggression.”

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The Ministry of Energy has officially confirmed that the term “blackout” is absent from the current legislation and regulatory legal acts of Ukraine.

This response was provided in relation to a public information request regarding the legal meaning and official definition of the term, which is widely used in media, official statements, and public discourse in the context of mass electricity outages.

According to the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information” (No. 2939-VI), the ministry is not authorized to provide legal interpretations or create new information. It also clarified that it is not the holder of public information related to this term, since “blackout” is not legally defined.

Thus, although the term is actively used in the public domain, it lacks any legal or normative basis, raising questions about the legitimacy of its application in official documents, informational campaigns, and actions by state authorities.

This response confirms the existence of a legal vacuum around a concept that may be used to justify restrictive or emergency measures without proper legal  ... Read more ⇢

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The response from the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory was provided in reply to the official request dated September 16, 2024.

The purpose of the inquiry was to determine whether the territories of the present-day Kursk and Belgorod regions were ever part of Ukrainian state formations in the past.

The request was prompted by statements circulating in the public sphere claiming that these regions hold a supposedly “Ukrainian” status and, as a result, attempting to legitimize the presence of Ukrainian military personnel on those territories.

In its response, the Institute clearly states that neither the Kursk Region nor the Belgorod Region, as separate administrative-territorial units, have ever been part of any Ukrainian state entity.

However, it emphasizes that the southern areas of both regions — which are currently part of the Russian Federation — do belong to a historical and geographic region known as Slobidska Ukraine (Slobozhanshchyna).

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The response provided by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory was issued in reply to an inquiry dated August 22, 2024, concerning the state affiliation of Ukrainian ethnic lands in the 20th century.

The document presents data for two historical periods: January 1, 1932, and January 1, 1978.

The response consists of two parts: the main factual-reference content and a procedural clarification regarding the Institute’s own institutional mandate.

The reply is structured around two historical snapshots—January 1, 1932, and January 1, 1978—and outlines which territories inhabited by Ukrainians were part of various states within the present-day administrative borders of Ukraine.

The first period—1932—covers the composition of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as a union republic within the USSR.

The listed territories correspond to modern-day Ukrainian regions: Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Kirovohrad regions, as well as parts of the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Done ... Read more ⇢

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The response provided by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance is an official reference document compiled in response to a request dated September 16, 2024.

The subject of the request was to clarify which historical territories inhabited by Ukrainians were part of various states and republics in the first half of the 20th century.

The document is structured around two time periods: 1919 and 1929–1937.

1. Period up to March 30, 1919

The Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance explains that during this period, it is not possible to definitively determine the state affiliation of most historical Ukrainian territories, as active military operations were ongoing. Control over territories shifted frequently among different armies and political formations.

Nevertheless, the response provides a detailed list of territories historically inhabited by Ukrainians, along with information about which entities controlled them at the time:

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The official reply from Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture reveals a fundamental linguistic issue: the Ukrainian language does not differentiate between the Russian words “russkiy” (ethnic Russian or Russian-language) and “rossiyskiy” (related to the Russian Federation as a state).

In the Russian language, these two terms have completely different meanings.

“Russkiy” refers to the Russian people as an ethnic group, to cultural identity, or to the language itself — for example, russkiy yazyk (Russian language), russkaya kul’tura (Russian culture), russkiy narod (the Russian people).

“Rossiyskiy” refers to the modern political-legal identity of the Russian Federation — such as rossiyskiy pasport (passport of the Russian Federation), rossiyskaya armiya (Russian state army), or rossiyskoye zakonodatel’stvo(legislation of the Russian Federation).

So in Russian, a person can clearly distinguish between:

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The request to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine was submitted in order to clarify the legal status of the law regulating military ranks in Ukraine. The basis for the request was Part Six of Article 92 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which explicitly states that military ranks, diplomatic ranks, and other special titles must be established exclusively by laws of Ukraine.

This means that the procedure for establishing such ranks cannot be regulated by decrees, resolutions, or internal orders of ministries — only by a law officially adopted by the Verkhovna Rada and duly promulgated.

In the official response from the Ministry of Justice dated August 7, 2025 (incoming ref. № ПІ-М-3264), it is stated that the so-called law “on military ranks” was not submitted for inclusion in the Unified State Register of Regulatory Legal Acts. According to the Instruction of the Ministry of Justice on the procedure for inclusion of regulatory legal acts (NPA) into the Register, approved by Order № 57/5 of June 26, 2002, such a procedure is mandatory for all laws that are subject to application. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice indicates the absence of the final registratio ... Read more ⇢

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The response from the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, received as part of an official request, confirms that only three ethnocultural groups—Karaites, Krymchaks, and Crimean Tatars—have been recognized as indigenous peoples of Ukraine.

This selection is formally justified by the legal criterion that indigenous peoples must lack their own statehood outside Ukraine.

However, the core of the problem goes much deeper.

The issue is not that ethnic Ukrainians supposedly do not meet the legal definition of indigenous peoples due to having their own nation-state.

The issue is that neither they nor other autochthonous ethnocultural communities—such as the Boykos, Lemkos, Hutsuls, Volynians, Podolians, Slobozhans, Polissians, and others who have lived on Ukrainian land for centuries—have been granted any legal status whatsoever.

They are not recognized as indigenous, not protected as national minorities, and not acknowledged as a collective subject with the right to self-determination or territorial ownership.

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The official response from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated May 30, 2025 (ref. No. PP-M-2162) confirms that the Law of Ukraine “On the State Tax Service” No. 509-XII of December 4, 1990, has lost its legal force. This repeal occurred within the framework of the administrative reform established by the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Certain Provisions” No. 5083-VI dated July 5, 2012.

The relevant changes were officially entered into the Unified State Register of Regulatory Legal Acts on August 3, 2012, under registration code 62966/2012.

It is important to understand that the repeal of the 1990 law does not imply the cancellation of the tax system or exemption of citizens from their obligation to pay taxes. Since January 1, 2011, the Tax Code of Ukraine has been in effect, adopted by the Law of Ukraine “On the Tax Code of Ukraine” No. 2755-VI of December 2, 2010, which serves as the main regulatory act governing tax relations in the country.

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The official response from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine confirms that the Law of Ukraine “On the State Tax Service” No. 509-XII of December 4, 1990, has been repealed. This occurred as part of the administrative reform codified in the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Improvement of Certain Provisions” No. 5083-VI of July 5, 2012.

The corresponding changes were registered in the Unified State Register of Regulatory Legal Acts on August 3, 2012, under registration code 62966/2012.

However, the repeal of the aforementioned law does not mean the abolition of the tax system itself or the obligation of citizens to pay taxes.

Since January 1, 2011, the Tax Code of Ukraine has been in effect, adopted by the Law of Ukraine “On the Tax Code of Ukraine” No. 2755-VI of December 2, 2010. It has become the main legislative act regulating tax relations in the country.

The tax s ... Read more ⇢

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In the official reply issued by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, issued under the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information” No. 2939-VI of January 13, 2011, explicitly states that no law establishing the Great State Emblem of Ukraine has been adopted. This means that, at the legislative level, neither its official status nor the procedure for its use has been legally defined.

At the same time, Article 20 of the Constitution of Ukraine clearly stipulates that the Great State Emblem of Ukraine must be established by a law adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada.

Such a law has never been enacted.

The only currently valid regulatory act concerning the state symbols of Ukraine remains the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “On the State Emblem of Ukraine” No. 2137-XII dated February 19, 1992, which approved only the Small State Emblem — a golden trident on a blue shield.

Although this resolution does not have the force of law, it continues to be applied and has not been repealed or replaced by another act.

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The official response from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated October 9, 2025, contains a critical clarification: Order No. 347 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, dated April 26, 2017 — which regulates the procedure for the production and issuance of service IDs to officers of the National Police — was never submitted for state registration and, accordingly, was never registered by the Ministry of Justice. This means that the mentioned normative legal act has no legal force.

According to current legislation — particularly the Regulation on State Registration of Normative Legal Acts, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 731 dated December 28, 1992 — all acts issued by ministries and central executive authorities that affect the rights, freedoms, or responsibilities of citizens must undergo mandatory state registration. Without such registration, a normative legal act cannot be applied and is considered legally null and void.

Therefore, the police are currently using service IDs that were issued based on an order which lacks proper legal authority. These documents cannot be considered legitimate identification confirming state authority ... Read more ⇢

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The document presented above is an official response from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, which explains the legal nature of the preamble as a component of a normative legal act. The letter states that the preamble does not contain legal norms, does not have independent legal force, and cannot be regarded as a norm of direct effect.

The preamble is the introductory part of any law or constitution. It outlines general goals, historical context, motives, and value orientations on which the act is based. However, from a legal standpoint, the preamble does not contain enforceable legal norms. In contrast to the articles of a law, the preamble does not establish legal obligations, does not create rights, and cannot serve as a basis for court decisions or actions by state authorities.

The Ministry of Justice explicitly emphasizes that the preamble cannot carry legal norms, is not a source of direct legal effect, and does not have independent legal force.

What does this mean in practice?

In the Constitution of Ukraine, the preamble is the only place where the phrase “the people of Ukraine — the citizens of Ukraine of all nationalities” is mentioned. How ... Read more ⇢

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The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, in its official response issued in 2025, confirmed that the only place in the Constitution where the term “Ukrainian people” is explicitly defined is in the preamble. There, the “Ukrainian people” is described as “the citizens of Ukraine of all nationalities.”

However, the Ministry did not provide a clear legal definition of the term — instead, it referred to Article 5 of the Constitution, which mentions “the people” as the bearer of sovereignty but does not specify who exactly that entails. Moreover, the Ministry used the phrase “in our opinion,” thereby admitting that its conclusion is based solely on interpretation rather than on any clearly defined legal norm.

This reinforces the existence of legal uncertainty and competition in the interpretation of the concept of “people” within the Ukrainian legal system.

The key issue is that, according to Article 38 of the Law of Ukraine “On Law-Making Activity” (No. 3354-IX), the preamble of a legal act does not contain l ... Read more ⇢

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The official response provided by the Personnel Directorate of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command on June 24, 2025, constitutes a direct acknowledgment of a violation of Ukrainian law. In this letter, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine formally confirms that Territorial Recruitment Center and Social Support Centers (TRC & SS) — the Ukrainian abbreviation for “Terytorialni tsentry komplektuvannia ta sotsialnoi pidtrymky” (TCK ta SP - on ukrainian) — donot have any legal authority to place civilians on official “wanted” lists.

However, the same document admits that TRC & SS routinely contact the National Police with requests to detain and forcibly deliver civilians — allegedly for violations of military registration rules — to the nearest military enlistment office. In practice, this means that the Ministry is describing a system of enforced tracking and detention that operates not through judicial orders or legal proceedings, but via internal administrative instructions within the military structure.

This practice const ... Read more ⇢

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This official response from the Legal Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was issued following a public inquiry requesting clarification on the use of the term “ukhyliant” (translated as “draft dodger” or “evader”) — a word widely used in Ukrainian media and public discourse to stigmatize citizens allegedly avoiding mobilization.

The purpose of the inquiry was to determine whether this term has any official or legal definition in Ukrainian legislation and whether its usage in public communication by state officials or media outlets has any lawful basis.

In its official reply, the Ministry of Defense explicitly confirmed that the term “ukhyliant” is absent from Ukrainian legislation and is not used by the Ministry in any official documents or normative acts.

The letter also clarifies that such terminology does not fall under the scope of “public information” as defined by law, since it has no legal foundation or codified meaning within the Ukrainian legal system. Therefore, its use in public rhetoric, including by go ... Read more ⇢

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This official response from the National Police of Ukraine was issued in reply to a formal inquiry requesting clarification of the police’s legal powers in relation to administrative offenses under Article 210-1 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (abbreviated as KUoAP). This article refers specifically to violations related to military registration, mobilization duties, and failure to appear at military enlistment offices.

The inquiry questioned whether police officers have the authority to detain civilians, issue fines, or perform enforcement actions in cases where a person allegedly fails to comply with mobilization rules — especially when such enforcement is initiated by Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (abbreviated in Ukrainian as TRC & SP), which are the government bodies responsible for military mobilization and registration.

In its response, the National Police clearly states that under Articles 222 and 255 of the KUoAP, the police are not authorized to issue protocols (official charges) for administrative offenses under Article 210-1. Nor do the police ha ... Read more ⇢

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In Ukraine, there is a structure known as TRC & SP — Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers. Formally, they are responsible for mobilization, registration, and providing assistance to servicemen. In practice, however, they have become the most discredited government body, engaged in forced conscription.

To justify their actions, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine implemented a digital system called “Reserve+,” through which the TRC & SP maintain an internal database of so-called “wanted” individuals — civilians they consider to be evading mobilization.

These data are shared with centralized databases accessible to the police. When police officers stop someone on the street and see that the person is “wanted” according to the TRC & SP, they are obligated to detain and deliver the individual to the military enlistment office.

However, an official response from the National Police of Ukraine (above) - confirms that there is no legal basis for declaring individuals wanted for administrative offenses, including draft evasion. Legally, TRC & SP have no au ... Read more ⇢