"Identification of stateless among the Roma community and ex-prisoners may remain challenging due to cultural barriers and xenophobia." Committee to Protect Journalists, Mission Journal: Crimea’s journalists in exile as Russia muzzles free press, 14 July 2015 "Ukrainian authorities have also been criticized for imposing restrictions that officials justify as an attempt to withstand Russian aggression. Separate legal provisions–based on Ukrainian law on the special economic zone in Crimea and travel regulations–virtually bar those in Crimea from using the Ukrainian banking system, according to reports. Declared as non-residents under the economic zone law, Crimean journalists and residents alike–including those who decide to move to mainland Ukraine–must overcome bureaucratic hurdles before opening a bank account, activists told me in Kiev. Rights activists also criticized travel restrictions, saying that the regulation contained confusing provisions and required foreigners and stateless people to obtain a permit from migration authorities." UNHCR, Ukraine Regional Office – 2014 year-end report – Unmet Needs, 2014 "Efforts to resolve statelessness were made through a public information campaign in Moldova and some activities were undertaken in two regions of Ukraine, with a focus on the Roma population. However, there is no accurate information on the scope of statelessness in the region." European Network on Statelessness, Statelessness in Ukraine, 23 January 2014 "There is no formal statelessness determination procedure in Ukraine and the current legal regime in Ukraine bars the majority of stateless persons from becoming documented. For example, one legacy of the USSR is the concept of registration at a person’s place of residence and any appeal to an official, including an application for identity documents, may only be made by a person who is legally residing in Ukraine. As a result of this, stateless persons find themselves in a Catch-22 situation – denied even a starting point from which to resolve their problem. With the accession of Ukraine to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, it was hoped that improvements would be made to the legislative framework but unfortunately, there has been no progress to date." Stateless people: military service, conscription, mobilization, evasion Legislation of Ukraine, LAW OF UKRAINE On military service and military service (Vidomosti Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy (VVR), 1992, № 27, p.385) {Entered into force by the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada № 2233-XII of 25.03.92 , VVR, 1992, № 27, Article 386}, [current version dated] 23 April 2022 “Article 1. Conscription 1. Protection of the Fatherland, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine is a constitutional duty of the citizens of Ukraine. 2. Conscription shall be established in order to prepare the citizens of Ukraine for the defense of the Fatherland, to provide personnel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, and special purpose law enforcement agencies ( hereinafter - the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations); positions in which are filled by servicemen. […] 4. Citizens of Ukraine have the right to have their military service replaced by alternative (nonmilitary) service in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative (Non-Military) Service". 66