Reshetilova told that the military will be engaged in the appointment of a military Ombudsman

Reshetilov, photo from Facebook

The Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen Olga Reshetilov congratulated the Verkhovna Rada of the Law on the Military Ombudsman and informed that she would continue his activity as a time of establishing the office of the military Ombudsman.

Source: Reshetilov in the comment “Ukrainian Truth”

Details: She explained that her position of Presidential Commissioner and the position of the Military Ombudsman, which by her decision, created the Verkhovna Rada, were two different positions.

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Direct Language: “These are two different positions. My transition activity will continue to create a military Ombudsman’s office. A lot of work is ahead. First, the President’s decision to create a military Ombudsman office, then the decision to approve his provisions. The President’s Decree on the appointment of Ombudsman and his deputies will be further.”

Asked if she would hold the post of military Ombudsman, Reshetilova said that she does not know: “Whether I will be, or someone else, it should determine the president. It depends on how the president evaluates my activity as a commissioner for the protection of the rights of servicemen.”

At the same time, she noted that she did not know if her position would be canceled after the office of a military Ombudsman and added that the decision should be made later in the President’s office.

Asked if she would like to embrace this position, Reshetilova said: “There is no clear answer. I can say so – I have a vision of how this institution of military Ombudsman should be launched, I will develop documents and decisions for starting and further work of this institution, and if the president is a good thing. I want to say that there are several worthy candidates for the post of military Ombudsman.

Prehistory:

• On November 18, 2024, at that time, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov announced that a military Ombudsman would appear in Ukraine, who will be taken care of by the protection of the rights of servicemen. Then Umerov said that the appointment would be announced soon.
• On November 19, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he had instructed the Ministry of Defense and the military command to elect and appoint a military Ombudsman in the near future.
• On December 30, 2024, Zelensky appointed a human rights activist, a volunteer, and the chairman of the “media initiative for human rights” Olga Reshetilov to the post of authorized President for the protection of the rights of servicemen and their families.
• On September 17, 2025, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on the military Ombudsman in the second reading and as a whole.