Military Ombudsman's Office outlines priority tasks for first 100 days
Photo: the Military Ombudsman’s Office emphasizes its independence (Getty Images)
Ukraine’s Military Ombudsman’s Office has begun operating and, in its first 100 days, will focus on cutting bureaucracy and pledges immediate review of complaints from service members and their families.
The statement was made on television by Ruslan Tsyhankov.
"Our main task is to minimize any forwarding of complaints that reach us after January 27," Tsyhankov said.
According to Ruslan Tsyhankov, the Office is currently facing a heavy workload.
"At this point, the Office’s staff is small, while the workload is extremely large," he noted.
He added that every appeal will be reviewed individually, with attention given to each complaint. A separate priority, Tsyhankov said, is rapid response to reports related to the safety of service members.
"Immediate response to complaints concerning the life and health of military personnel is, of course, a priority," the official stressed.
At the same time, the Military Ombudsman’s Office is a body that is maximally independent from military command, Tsyhankov said.
"We operate exclusively within the President’s orbit," he explained, emphasizing that the Office performs its duties in accordance with the law and has no affiliation with military command structures.
On January 27, 2026, Ukraine officially launched the Military Ombudsman’s Office, a permanent body created to provide civilian oversight of the security and defense sector.
In addition, since January, a single official email address for the military ombudsman has been launched in Ukraine to receive complaints and appeals.
