Members of the Verkhovna Rada are proposing the introduction of badge IDs with individual numbers for TCC employees

Ukraine’s parliament is proposing to require employees of territorial recruitment and social support centers to wear a special badge with an individual number, identify themselves when speaking with civilians, and show their service ID upon request.

To this end, lawmakers have registered bill No. 15176, which proposes amendments to Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On Military Duty and Military Service” regarding visual identification of TCC and SP personnel and confirmation of their authority.

If the bill comes into force, TCC servicemen could be prohibited from removing the badge, concealing it, or in any way preventing the information on it from being read or recorded by technical means.

In addition, new rules would be introduced for interactions with civilians: a TCC employee would be required to state his surname and position and, upon request, show his service ID without handing it over, but in a way that allows the person to review the information.

The authors say such changes are necessary because of a growing number of cases in which outsiders, using military uniforms without insignia, pose as TCC staff. According to the authors of the document, there have also been cases involving organized groups that, under the guise of military personnel, commit unlawful acts, including illegal detention of people and extortion.

At the same time, the bill was submitted by members of parliament from the Servant of the People faction, including Maryana Bezuhla, Mykola Tyshchenko, Heorhiy Mazurashu, and several other lawmakers who often go against the general party line. Because of this, its chances of being adopted appear low.

As a reminder, people are now often seized on the street and forced into minibuses without any explanation at all, and many military enlistment officers wear balaclavas.

At the same time, enlistment officers were already required by law, as of September 1, to wear body cameras, but they have largely failed to comply. Courts have even begun fining enlistment officers for this violation.