What is SZH?

SZCH is the voluntary abandonment of a part. Such action is provided for in Art. 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Absenteeism during martial law is the absence of a serviceman in a military unit for any length of time, but not more than 10 days.

The main feature of this crime is arbitrariness, i.e. lack of permission.

From February 24, 2022, only part 5 of Article 407 of the Criminal Code is in force in Ukraine: voluntary abandonment of a military unit or place of service, as well as failure to report on time for duty without valid reasons, committed under martial law or in a combat situation, committed by military personnel. And precisely because of the fact that martial law has been introduced in Ukraine, the ranking of periods of absence does not have any significance.