The Ministry of Defense published a step-by-step instruction for women who were mistakenly added to the military conscription registry "Oberih." But behind the official algorithm lies a detail that the MoD keeps quiet about: the system is technically unable to delete records — and without changes to the regulatory framework, it won't be able to.
What happened and where the errors came from
In late March 2026, women on social media began sharing similar stories: they discovered themselves on military records without having medical or pharmaceutical education and never having been registered before. According to AIN's investigation in response to a request, erroneous entries in "Oberih" arise mainly due to technical factors and previous legislative changes — some of them date back to 2021.
Most identified cases are connected to one of the district military recruitment centers in Kharkiv, where data was entered with errors. Women faced real consequences: document problems, inability to travel abroad, and "wanted" status in the registry.
What the Ministry of Defense proposes to do
According to Minister Fedorov, 32 similar cases have been identified. The MoD promises to remove women from the registry by the end of April and insists that the problem has a "localized technical nature" rather than being systemic.
The algorithm of actions from the MoD:
- Call the Ministry of Defense hotline or military recruitment center;
- Write through the government application "Reserve+";
- Submit a statement directly to your military recruitment center with an explanation of the situation.
"Important: notifications about fines in Reserve+ in such cases do not constitute administrative liability and have no legal consequences."
— Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
The problem runs deeper than a "glitch"
The key detail that the MoD doesn't highlight: the "Oberih" information and communication system currently has no technical capability to delete information about citizens who are not conscripts or military-obligated persons — due to a mismatch with the regulatory framework. The Ground Forces appealed to the General Staff and the MoD with proposals to close the gaps, and, as AIN reports, changes to Cabinet Resolution No. 523 have already been drafted that would allow legally deleting erroneous entries from the registry.
In parallel, the Verkhovna Rada is considering a new procedure for removing women from military records. Meanwhile, courts are already receiving lawsuits: the Dnipropetrovsk District Administrative Court in December 2025 denied a woman's demand to declare her registration illegal — because she had been issued a temporary military conscript certificate at the time, which remains valid.
Fedorov promised to "implement all technical safeguards," but did not specify exact deadlines for changing the Cabinet resolution. This means that today, women who have not yet been discovered in the registry may find out about their status by chance — for example, at the border.
If changes to Resolution No. 523 are not adopted by the end of April, the MoD's promise to remove all mistakenly registered women from the registry will remain without a legal mechanism for implementation — and the next wave of complaints will be only a matter of time.
