Ukrainian mobilization intensifies with city-wide checks
The commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade commented on recent events in Ukraine involving widespread checks of men eligible for conscription. "This is what mobilization looks like: when people are taken not only from villages and small towns but also from major cities, where you can attend concerts and dine at restaurants," wrote Maksym Zhorin.
Since Friday, extensive checks have been conducted in Ukraine's largest cities. Police and military personnel are inspecting the documents of men of conscription age. Raids have been carried out in nightclubs, restaurants, concert halls, gyms, and even at petrol stations.
"This is what mobilization looks like"
The commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, Maksym Zhorin, was among the first military officials to comment on these events.
"This is what mobilization looks like - when people are taken not only from villages and small towns but also from major cities, where you can attend concerts and dine at restaurants," he wrote in a post on Telegram.
"It cannot be that part of the country operates in a monotonous and exhausting way for the third year, while the other part lives its own life and is also outraged by the checks," he added.
200,000 recruits by the end of the year
Ukraine aims to mobilize 200,000 recruits by the end of the year. Obstacles include, among other things, corruption within local administration. A recently arrested group of doctors falsifying military documentation accumulated over £400,000 in cash.
"The Times" described the stories of Ukrainians avoiding conscription. "I don't want to fight. Our government does not support soldiers. They do not have proper equipment and are forgotten if they are wounded," said one of them in conversation with journalists.
