Seizure of cars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: how it will work
13 May 2024 11:33
The law on mobilisation stipulates that Ukrainian citizens who own more than one car may have their vehicles confiscated in favour of the Armed Forces. Oleksandr Fediyenko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, told Telegraf how this will happen.
According to him, there will be a bylaw of the Ministry of Defence. That is, a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, which will determine that the court will do this and only on a voluntary basis.
“That is, it cannot happen that the TCC stops and says: ‘oh, you have two jeeps, let us take one’. In principle, this cannot happen even now. And this will not happen after the adoption of this law either. That is, there is no need to re-register the second car. We are talking about cars. If we are talking about excavators or tractors, some special equipment can be mobilised. But even now it is regulated: there is a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on the mobilisation of vehicles. This is a clear mechanism,”
– he explained.
Fediyenko added that Deputy Defence Minister Natalia Kalmykova promised that the document would be adopted in the near future.
Defence Ministry spokesman Dmytro Lazutkin explained that this also applies to watercraft and equipment, including tractors, self-propelled agricultural road-building machines and agricultural machinery.
“The mobilisation of vehicles is carried out by the TCC, central or regional offices of the Security Service of Ukraine, relevant units of intelligence agencies on the basis of decisions of local state administrations,”
– said the MoD representative.
He noted that the acceptance and transfer of vehicles during mobilisation and their return after demobilisation is announced is carried out on the basis of relevant acts. And the return is within 30 calendar days.
It should be noted that the new law on mobilisation will come into force on 18 May.
We would like to add that within 60 days after the law comes into force, all conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists must update their military registration data – at the CCC, ASC or through an electronic cabinet.
In order to meet the needs of the Armed Forces and other military formations, TCCs and JVs have the right to withdraw the necessary transport at the request of state authorities.
The military transport obligation applies to:
- central and local executive authorities;
- other state authorities;
- local self-government bodies;
- enterprises, institutions and organisations regardless of their form of ownership;
- citizens who own vehicles.
Vehicles of legal entities must be registered with the MCC and JV. Their managers must annually submit updated information on their availability and technical condition, as well as on citizens working in such vehicles.
In addition, under the new rules, Ukrainian citizens who own more than one vehicle may mobilise a vehicle for the needs of the military.
If a person owns several vehicles, the one that is most suitable for defence purposes will be seized.
It is worth noting that this includes not only cars, but also other types of transport. In particular, these may include tractors, self-propelled chassis, self-propelled agricultural, road construction and agricultural machinery.
The vehicle will be returned to the owner within 30 calendar days from the date of demobilisation. The procedure for compensation for damage to vehicles will be determined by the government.
