The Ukrainian Draft Authority announced on Tuesday that its officers are approved to use lethal force against citizens in “self-defense.”
The authorization comes following an attack on a military enlistment office in the city of Lutsk yesterday, which was targeted after an unidentified Ukrainian engaged in a firefight with security forces guarding the facility.
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— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) June 22, 2024
🇺🇦 Hunting people like animals for the cannon fodder by the regime continues in Ukraine
Dozens of Ukranian men were tricked and captured by the Mobilization service, who pretended to provide a safe escape from Ukraine for a sum but instead captured the Escapees.
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One member of the military sustained gunshot wounds, while the attacker escaped and is on the run.
According to the enlistment office, the soldiers involved were transferred to recruiting duty after receiving wounds from the frontlines.
🇺🇦 Another footage of tough mobilization in Ukraine
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) July 20, 2023
Near Chernivtsi, military commissars tied up a man and forcibly pushed him into a car.
📝 “What right do they have to treat people like this?”, the girl who filmed everything on video is indignant. pic.twitter.com/W0JDAnKYOS
The endorsement of lethal force will heighten public disapproval with Ukrainian civilians as the war with Russia escalates, as the nation already battles an increasingly lawless effort to pull civilians into the military against their will. Videos have been circulating since the beginning of the war showing military officers abducting civilians and compelling them into military service against their will.
Ukrainian authorities estimate that about 100 military-aged men attempt to escape Ukraine every day, while other estimates put the number at more than 300.
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