DBR: Over the past 8 months, over 29,000 soldiers have returned to the service of

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During the 8 months of the simplified mechanism of return to the service of those who first unauthorized left part of (HSF), more than 29,000 Ukrainian servicemen returned to the Armed Forces.

Source: Director of the State Bureau of Investigation Alexei Sukhachev in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine

Details: According to him, the mechanism began to operate from November 29, 2024 and allowed the soldiers to restore the service without prolonged procedures and with the preservation of all types of security.

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Direct Language: “This mechanism gives a chance to those who have committed the HSC to return to the military unit and continue the service in a simplified manner with the renewal of monetary, food, material and other security.”

Details: Also, by court decision, such servicemen may also be exempted from criminal liability.

The official reminded that the relevant mechanism developed the DBR together with the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces, the National Police and the Office of the Prosecutor General.

Prehistory:

• On March 1, the term of rapid return to the service of the military who left the military unit or place of service.
• In the period from November 29, 2024 to March 1, 2025, according to the DBR, nearly 21 thousand 100 servicemen returned to the service.
• Members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, together with the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense, have developed a bill that stipulates that military service will not be suspended during the HCP or desertion.

Know more: Escape from the army. Why did the HSC and desertion become a widespread phenomenon and how to solve this problem