President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) as the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Their Families.
The head of state announced this, adding that Reshetylova is a “well-known, experienced and effective Ukrainian human rights activist” who “has already done a lot to develop state institutions and support Ukrainians.”
“The main task now is to prepare a draft law on the military ombudsman and all the necessary systemic foundations for the work of this institution together with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and civil society.
Our soldiers must be given effective tools to protect their rights, and there must be a real modernization of human resources management in the Ukrainian Defense Forces. I am grateful to everyone who helps with this,” the president said in his post.
Earlier, on November 18, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that a military ombudsman would appear in Ukraine to protect the rights of military personnel. At the time, Umerov said that the appointment would be announced soon.