Ukrainian men snatched from nightclubs and restaurants by army recruiters during…

October 14, 2024, 10:32 a.m.

Video footage has emerged showing Ukrainian military recruiters rounding up civilians to send them to the front.

Clips on social media show men being taken away and crammed into vans while being beaten.

Another video posted on the Internet on Friday shows two men being taken away by police officers as they left the Sports Palace in kyiv.

A man can be heard shouting “Get away from me!” » As he was dragged towards a recruitment office.

Several women filmed the police on their smartphones shouting: “Shame! Shame on you!”

According to witnesses, all those who could not present a document exempting them from membership were evacuated.

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Footage claims to show moment Ukrainian man is forcibly conscripted

According to reports, raids by “press gangs” took place on restaurants, clubs, bars and a concert hall.

Ukraine’s martial laws stipulate that all men between the ages of 25 and 60 are eligible for service in the military. Men aged 18 to 60 are also prohibited from leaving the country.

Ukraine has lowered the age of mobilization from 27 to 25 years. Sanctions against anyone who fails to appear when summoned have also been strengthened.

Western intelligence services estimate that Russia lost more than 650,000 troops in the conflict. The death toll in Ukraine is estimated to be about a third or a quarter of that figure.

Oleksandr Danylyuk, a research associate at the Royal United Services Institute in London, said: “Mobilization began to be seen as a one-way ticket, where the only way to end service is to die or become disabled. »