Effective September 5, 2025, new rules for serving military summons have come into force in Ukraine: a registered letter from “Ukrposhta” or another official postal operator will now be considered official delivery. CMU Resolution No. 1062 formalizes the centralized printing of summonses, automatic data generation from state registers, and eliminates legal “gray areas” that previously allowed individuals to avoid receiving documents.

What Has Changed?

• Centralized Printing:Summonses can now be printed not only by TRCs (Territorial Recruitment Centers) but also by the Ministry of Defence and state-owned printing enterprises.
• Automated Data Generation:All data for summonses will be automatically generated from the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service, and Reservists, rather than from paper records.
• Official Postal Delivery:“Ukrposhta” (or another designated postal operator) is now an official channel for delivery. Summonses can be sent by registered mail, and this will be considered legally valid service, not just a supplementary method.

As explained by People’s Deputy Oleksandr Fedienko, the state register will now consolidate all relevant information from various other registers to automatically generate summonses. For example, the Ministry of Defence can generate a list of summonses from the register and, under a contract with “Ukrposhta,” mail them out en masse.

Previously, while summonses were also sent by registered mail, this was often challenged in court. Lawyers successfully argued that an individual had “not received” the letter (e.g., failed to pick it up from the post office, refused delivery).

The new resolution solidifies that delivery by registered mail is equivalent to official in-person service, closing these legal loopholes. This establishes a clear legislative mechanism that enables mass mailings and makes it virtually impossible to evade the service of a summons through the postal system.