Voluntary return to service after SZH: the SBI explained the algorithm of actions

The State Bureau of Investigation explained the algorithm of actions for conscripts who want to voluntarily return to service after their first military service or desertion. This was reported by DBR communications adviser Tetyana Sapyan on the air of the TV channel, noting that in this case the proceedings will be closed, the correspondent reports. UNN.

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“The main purpose of this law, which is coming into force, is to create opportunities for servicemen who went to the SZH or deserted, to return to their units by January 1, 2025 and continue this service without remorse and without conflicts with the legislation of Ukraine,” said Sapyan .

She also talked about the algorithm of actions for military personnel who decided to return.

“If you went to the SZCH as a serviceman or deserted, there is an opportunity to return to the military unit. That is, in fact, you can return to the military unit in a month. After you return to your place of service or to the military unit, the commander of this military unit has 72 hours when he extends the validity of the contract or renews his service,” Sapyan said.

Also, according to her, cash payments, food payments, benefits and social guarantees are being renewed.

“Further, the commander of the military unit, after the serviceman returns to the place of duty, to his military unit, he is obliged to write a letter in simple words and inform the pre-trial investigation body or the military law enforcement service that the serviceman has returned to defend the borders of Ukraine “, Sapyan said.

It is one thing when a person appears in a criminal proceeding, which is being investigated by the SBI, another matter when such proceedings have not yet been opened due to the fact of SZH or desertion.

She also noted that the criminal proceedings will be closed if the soldier returns to his duties.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 12095, according to which conscripts who left military units for the first time or deserted can voluntarily return to service.