A soldier from Lviv won a court case regarding his dismissal.
The Lviv Regional Administrative Court ordered the military unit to release the soldier from military service due to family circumstances. The man was responsible for caring for his disabled mother, but he was denied. The court ruled that the denial was unlawful, as there were no other family members who could provide care for her.
The Lviv Regional Administrative Court ruled in favor of a soldier who was denied discharge from military service due to family circumstances – to care for his disabled mother. The court ordered the military unit to discharge the plaintiff.
A soldier has filed a lawsuit seeking to be discharged from military service. The soldier's mother has a second disability group and requires care. The military unit refused the soldier's request for discharge, so he turned to the court. A representative of the military unit submitted a response to the lawsuit, stating that the soldier's mother has two other grandchildren.
Judge Zoryana Lun, after reviewing all materials and arguments, determined that the plaintiff's mother, who has a second disability group, also has another son, who is also a soldier, and two grandchildren. One grandchild has a second disability group, while the other grandchild is unemployed, cares for two young children, and lives separately from her mother in the Kyiv region. The court concluded that the presence of grandchildren who do not live with the plaintiff's mother does not make them members of the family according to the Family Code of Ukraine.
The court ruled that the military unit's decision to deny the plaintiff's request was unlawful, and also ordered the defendant to discharge him from service. The court's decision can still be appealed.