Poroshenko Signs Law To Approve Imposition Of Martial Law In 10 Regions For Period Of November 26 - December 26

President Petro Poroshenko has signed the Law that approves his Decree on imposition of martial law in 10 regions from 2 p.m., November 26 to 2 p.m., December 26.

Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Sviatoslav Tseholko has written this on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law to approve the Decree On Imposition Of Martial Law In Ukraine," he wrote.

The Decree and the Law will take effect from the day of their promulgation.

The 30-day martial law is imposed in Vinnytsia, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv region, as well as within the Ukrainian water zone in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

Therefore, temporary limitations might be placed on rights and legal interests of legal entities, as well as on the constitutional rights and freedoms of the citizens provided for by Articles 30-34, 38-39, 41-44, and 53 of the Basic Law.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy has signed the law that approves the President Petro Poroshenko's Decree on imposition of 30-day martial law in the regions adjacent to the borders with the Russian Federation and Transnistria as well as the ones lying along the coastlines of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

The decree orders the military command, Ministry of Interior Affairs, other executive bodies and local self-government bodies to take measures and fulfill authorities provided for by the Law of Ukraine On Legal Regime Of Martial Law required to ensure defense capacity, protect safety of the population and interests of the state.

In compliance with the decree, martial law envisions temporary limitation of constitutional rights and freedoms of the Ukrainian citizens, introduction of temporary limitation of rights and legal interests of legal entities within frames of the measures under martial law.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is urged to implement the plan for imposition and taking of martial law measures and provision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military units with materiel and property, services and financing within volumes required for effective implementation of the tasks.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) along with regional state administrations and other state bodies has to immediately put civil protection system facilities on full alert.

Regional state administrations and local self-government bodies have to establish defense councils and ensure assistance to the military command within martial law.

The decree takes effect simultaneously with the enactment of the law.

Besides of the approving the Decree, the Law provides for partial mobilization by the President within terms and volumes appropriate to the level of threats to security and defense of Ukraine.

The law is subject to immediate promulgation via mass media organizations and takes effect on the day of its publishing.

On November 26, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the President Petro Poroshenko's decree on imposition of 30-day martial law in regions adjacent to the Russian Federation, Transnistria and the ones located along the coastline of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.