Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, INTEGRITES has been providing legal advice to those taking part in the country's defence: military personnel, their families, volunteers, humanitarian organisations, military units, their patronage services, as well as socially responsible businesses.

FOR THE MILITARY, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

INTEGRITES provides free of charge advice to military personnel, war veterans and their families.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Military service 

  • Analysis on training, supply, payments, transfers, leaves, etc.
  • Consulting, drafting documents and supporting the process of their submission

Special statuses and benefits

  • Collection of the documents required to obtain the status of a combatant / person with disabilities caused by the war
  • Consulting, drafting documents and supporting the process of their submission

Injuries

  • Audit of the injury documentation, including acts and certificates that relate to further payments or benefits
  • Advice on treatment, rehabilitation, prosthetics, as well as on compensations, insurance and other types of reimbursement

Dismissal from military service

  • Analysis of grounds for dismissal 
  • Collection of documents to support dismissal
  • Advice, preparation of documents and support in the process of their submission

Captivity / Missing in action

  • Advice on documentation, tracing, investigations, payments and statuses for the family members
  • Advice on return procedures and statuses upon return
  • Advice on captivity of civilians

Death 

  • Advice on documenting the fact of death, on organising the return of the body and related procedures
  • Advice on social benefits and statuses for the family members 
  • Advice on the death of civilians, including volunteers

Appeals and liability

  • Analysis of unlawful decisions, actions, inaction of military command and other state bodies, their officials 
  • Development and implementation of dispute resolution strategies

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FOR BUSINESS

INTEGRITES advises responsible businesses that support their teams and communities they operate in by ensuring legal advice to the mobilised employees and their families. 

HOW WE CAN HELP

Advising employees and other stakeholders of the client

  • Advising the client's employees or their family members who have been mobilised on issues related to the military service 
  • Advising other target groups (communities in which the client operates) on issues related to military service

Training for legal departments 

  • Conducting trainings on legal support for mobilised employees and their families 
  • Assisting in complicated legal situations, in litigation or special types of proceedings
  • Developing practical recommendations for protecting the rights of the mobilised employees and their families 
  • Advising on the implementation of corporate policies focused on supporting the mobilised employees and their families

Consulting on the international humanitarian law

  • Consultations on the implementation of international conventions and protocols (e.g. Geneva Conventions)
  • Preparation of recommendations on the observance of humanitarian law during armed conflicts
  • Protection of interests in cases related to possible violations of the laws and customs of war

KEY TEAM

Mykola Yerema

Senior Associate


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