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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF UKRAINE

of August 23, 2025 No. 615/2025

About modification of the Regulations on passing by citizens of Ukraine of military service in the State Border Service of Ukraine

1. Bring in Regulations on passing by citizens of Ukraine of military service in the State Border Service of Ukraine, No. 1115/2009 approved by the Presidential decree of Ukraine of December 29, 2009 (with the changes made by Decrees of August 17, 2017 No. 219/2017, of September 3, 2020 No. 372/2020, of September 27, 2021 No. 484/2021 and of December 22, 2023 No. 834/2023), such changes:

Paragraph one of Item 2 after the word of "procedure" to add 1) with words "(under the contract), in the direction";

2) in Item 3:

a) the paragraph one after the word of "procedure" to add with words "(under the contract)";

b) state paragraph two in the following edition:

"military service (training) of cadets of the highest military educational institutions and higher educational institutions which incorporate military institutes, faculties of military preparation, department of military preparation, department of military preparation (further - the highest military educational institutions and military educational units of higher educational institutions), and also organizations of professional prehigher military education;";

c) to exclude the paragraph of the eighth;

d) the tenth to replace the paragraph with three paragraphs of the following content:

"military service of faces of officers;

military service of persons from among reservists during the special period.

In the direction citizens pass basic military service.";

Shall be replaced with words 3) in Item 5 of the word "under the contract or" "under the contract, in the direction or";

4) in Item 9:

a) the paragraph one to state in the following edition:

"9. The military personnel elected People's Deputies of Ukraine, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or elected to elective offices in local councils on which they work at permanent basis (further - the military personnel elected to elective offices), in the procedure established by the legislation will be attached to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or in the relevant local councils with their leaving on military service.";

b) in the paragraph the second words of "the military personnel of compulsory military service" shall be replaced with words "the military personnel passing basic military service";

Item 10 to state 5) in the following edition:

"10. The military personnel of State frontier service can be directed for further passing of military service to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other formed according to the laws of Ukraine of military forming, law enforcement agencies of special purpose (further - other military forming) with their exception of lists of staff of bodies of State frontier service, and the military personnel of other military forming can be accepted on military service under the contract in State frontier service with their inclusion in lists of staff of bodies of State frontier service after their exception of lists of staff of other military forming.

The direction of the military personnel from State frontier service for further passing of military service to other military forming or from other military forming in State frontier service is performed in coordination with the Chairman of the State Border Service of Ukraine and the corresponding heads of other military forming with the consent of the military personnel.

To the citizens having special ranks or class ranks in case of their acceptance on military service under the contract to State frontier service the military ranks according to the procedure of recertification taking into account their special ranks or class ranks, the education level, experience of service and compliance of position to which they are appointed are given.

Recertification of the citizens having special ranks or class ranks for assignment of military rank is performed along with acceptance of these persons on military service under the contract and appointment to the corresponding position.";

6) in Item 12 of the word "assignment and deprivation of military ranks, lowering and renewal in military ranks" shall be replaced with words "assignment of military ranks, lowering in military ranks";

7) in Item 13 of the word "rector of the highest military educational institution of State frontier service" shall be replaced with words "heads of organizations of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service,";

8) in Item 15:

a) after paragraph two to add with the new paragraph of the following content:

"During acceptance on military service under the contract testing, except the cases determined by the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service" is established.".

With respect thereto the third or fifth to consider paragraphs respectively paragraphs the fourth or sixth;

b) in paragraph six of the word of "warlike situation" shall be replaced with words "warlike situation, the decision on conscription at the call of persons from among reservists during the special period";

9) to add provision with Item 15-1 of the following content:

"15-1. For needs of State frontier service on military service under the contract for the term of military service in calendar calculation established by part two of article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service" citizens from among the military personnel undergoing military service of faces of officers, military service during mobilization for the special period, military service of persons from among reservists during the special period can be accepted, and persons discharged from military service who did not reach age limit of stay on military service and are recognized as the military-medical commissions unsuitable to military service for health reasons by results of diseases, wounds (injuries, contusions, the injuries) sustained during protection of the Fatherland that led to establishment of disability by it, partial disability without disability establishment (except intellectual, touch, psychological defects, frustration of mentality, behavior and other diseases determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine).";

The paragraph of the sixth of Item 17 to state 10) in the following edition:

"contract on passing of military service (training) by cadets of institution of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service (appendix 2).";

Item 18 to state 11) in the following edition:

"18. The first contract on passing of military service is signed for the terms determined by parts two, third and fifth article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service".";

Item 19 to exclude 12);

Items 21-1 and 22 - 24 to state 13) respectively in the following edition:

"21-1. For the military personnel of military service during mobilization, for the special period which during action of the special period served at least two months of persons discharged from military service during action of the special period who are accepted on military service under the contract during the special period (except the period of action of warlike situation), the term of military service in calendar calculation is established one year or for the terms determined by part four of article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service". The term of passing of military service for such military personnel can be extended under new contracts for one year or for the terms determined by part four of article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service". In case of the end of the special period or announcement of the decision on demobilization such contracts are terminated ahead of schedule.";

"22. The term of passing of military service under the contract is estimated complete years, except conclusion cases with the serviceman of the contract before achievement of age limit of stay by it on military service, and also cases when the contract is signed with the serviceman for a while to the announcement of the decision on demobilization or for the period of training.

23. The term of the contract is estimated from the date of its introduction in force.

The first contract becomes effective from the date of:

transfer in lists of staff of State frontier service;

the publication of the order on acceptance of the serviceman on military service under the contract.

The contract on training becomes effective from the date of position assignment of the cadet.

24. The new contract on passing of military service becomes effective from the date of, the termination of effective period of the previous contract following behind day.";

14) in Item 27:

a) the fourth to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"3) day of entry into force of the contract on passing of military service (training) by cadets of institution of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service;";

b) word in paragraph seven "the order of the rector of the highest military educational institution" shall be replaced with words "the order of the head of organization of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service;";

15) in Item 29:

a) in subitem 1 of the word of "body of State frontier service" shall be replaced with words "body of State frontier service";

b) state subitems 2 and 4 respectively in the following edition:

"2) to the head of organization of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service - with citizens, the faces of ordinary structure, sergeant and foreman structure accepted on training in educational institution (the contract on training), listeners, graduateds in a military academy, doctoral candidates at whom during training contract term, and also with cadets about passing of military service under the contract on positions of faces of sergeant and foreman structure and officers after the termination of organization of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service expired;";

"4) to the Chairman of the State Border Service of Ukraine-with all military personnel of State frontier service, citizens who are accepted on military service under the contract in bodies of State frontier service, and also the military personnel directed from other military forming for further passing of military service to State frontier service and with cadets of final year of organization of professional prehigher military education, the highest military educational institution of State frontier service and other military forming who are trained by request of State frontier service;";

Item 31 to state 16) in the following edition:

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