We inform you that criminal offenses provided for by Articles 407, 408, and other articles of Chapter XIX of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Criminal Offenses Against the Established Order of Military Service (Military Criminal Offenses)" fall under the category of information with restricted access.

The restriction of access to information about military criminal offenses is a necessary and legal step, aimed at:

• protecting national security;
• preventing the use of such data against Ukraine;
• maintaining stability and trust in the defense forces in wartime;
• countering information and psychological operations of the aggressor state.

Why is this information restricted

Providing or disclosing information about criminal offenses against the established order of military service during the state of war creates risks for national security. Such information may be used:

to discredit the defense forces;

• to form false conclusions about the moral and psychological state of military personnel;
• to assess the level of discipline, combat readiness of units, and the mobilization system;
• as a tool for information and psychological operations against Ukraine, aimed at undermining trust in military leadership and the state's defense capability.

The dissemination of even generalized statistical data on the number of such offenses can cause significant harm to defense activities and information security, particularly by creating a favorable environment for manipulation and hostile propaganda.

According to part 2 of Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine "On Access to Public Information," restrictions on access to information are allowed only if three criteria are simultaneously met:

• exclusively in the interests of national security, territorial integrity, or public safety;
• disclosure of information may cause significant harm to these interests;
• the harm from disclosure outweighs the public interest in obtaining such information.
• In the case of military criminal offenses, these conditions are fully met.

What specific information is restricted

During the state of war, the following information is subject to restriction:

• generalized statistical data (current and for previous reporting periods since 24.02.2022) on criminal offenses provided for by Chapter XIX of the Criminal Code of Ukraine;
• information about individuals who committed such offenses;
• information contained in documents of the prosecution authorities related to the specified category of criminal offenses.

This also applies to the restriction of their disclosure on the official information resources of the prosecution authorities.

At the same time, we emphasize that such restrictions are imposed only for the duration of the state of war in Ukraine.