President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) as Ukraine’s Military Ombudsman.
According to Ukrinform, the corresponding decree No. 792/2025 was published on the website of the President of Ukraine.
“To appoint Olha Olehivna Kobylynska as the Military Ombudsman,” the document states.
By decree No. 791/2025, also published on the presidential website, Kobylynska was dismissed from her previous post as the President’s Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Members of Their Families.
As recalled on the President’s website, Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) has become the first Military Ombudsman in Ukraine’s history.
“This is about real protection of our soldiers’ rights. It is important that this is felt at all levels within Ukraine’s Defense Forces: we are doing what strengthens the army, and we are doing what strengthens the soldiers within our army,” Zelensky emphasized.
It is noted that work is currently underway to establish the Office of the Military Ombudsman. The President signed the decree to create it on 19 September this year and also approved its statute.
“The main priority now is to launch the Office of the Military Ombudsman. At this stage, it is also crucial not to lose momentum in processing and responding to appeals and complaints from servicemen. Both as the President’s Commissioner and as the Military Ombudsman, I will continue to work to ensure that military personnel feel protected and to restore justice for them,” Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) stated.
As Ukrinform reported, on 17 September this year, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading the law on the Military Ombudsman.
The law introduces the position of the Military Ombudsman, who will exercise civilian oversight of compliance with the rights of servicemen, reservists, and conscripts undergoing training or special assemblies; members of territorial defense volunteer formations; foreigners and stateless persons serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, as well as police officers participating in combat operations during martial law.
The Military Ombudsman is appointed by the President of Ukraine for a five-year term, with the right to hold office for no more than two consecutive terms.
Photo: Facebook / Olha Reshetylova