The Verkhovna Rada has not adopted any changes regarding the mobilization of citizens under 25 years of age, and there are currently no legislative restrictions on obtaining education for men over 25. At the same time, the right to education is increasingly used to avoid mobilization, so the government may be looking for appropriate solutions to solve this problem. This was stated at a briefing by People's Deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Fedir Venislavsky, according to a correspondent of UNN.
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The Law of Ukraine stipulates that citizens of Ukraine under the age of 25 will not be conscripted for military service. There are some restrictions, meaning it can refer to Ukrainian citizens under 25 who are liable for military service. But for this category of people, we have provided for a contract. There will be no mass mobilization of people under 25. The Verkhovna Rada has not adopted any changes in this regard
Regarding the prohibition of obtaining education for men aged 25 and over, he emphasized that there is currently no such law in Ukraine.
I cannot tell you now, I have not seen a relevant bill that would limit such a right. In general, any restriction on obtaining education would be constitutionally questionable, because the Constitution guarantees the right to education.
The MP added that a difficult dilemma has emerged since the beginning of the full-scale war. As the official noted, the right to education is increasingly being misused — as a tool to avoid mobilization, rather than to acquire knowledge.
It is necessary to approach this very rationally, so as not to limit the right to education on the one hand, and not to allow abuses on the other. And the number of graduate students, the number of students has significantly increased, so some safeguards must be in place. But I emphasize once again that I have not seen the relevant legislative changes, so it is difficult for me to comment on this issue.
According to Venislavsky, in 2022-2023, there was a sharp increase in the number of applicants aged 30 to over 50. Also, significantly more people wished to obtain postgraduate education - in particular, to enroll in master's or doctoral programs, often on a paid basis.