Woman accuses Zakarpattya Oblast TRC of kidnapping and assault — military enlistment office reacted
A woman accused the Zakarpattya Oblast Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) of kidnapping her ex-husband, beating him, and forcibly conscripting him, despite his partial paralysis, she said to the local publication Hromada Zakarpattya and Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne on Feb. 28.
The woman learned about her ex-husband's kidnapping in January when he informed her during a phone conversation. On Jan. 20 in the city of Khust, Zakarpattya Oblast, TRC representatives "apprehended him in a car," the man said.
A month later, the man contacted his ex-wife, revealing that he was in one of the training centers in Lviv Oblast and was not feeling well. The military ID and certificate were allegedly taken from him at the military enlistment office, and he did not undergo a military medical commission (MMC). The fitness for service conclusion was allegedly prepared in advance.
The woman claims that her ex-husband was held in the basement and subjected to beatings. Due to partial paralysis resulting from encephalitis, he was unable to resist.
She reported the incident to law enforcement officers and Dmytro Lubinets, the Ombudsman of the Ukrainian Parliament for Human Rights. However, she claims to have received no response.
An additional MMC will be conducted for the man, said Yulia Shevchenko, a spokeswoman for the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Military and Defense Sphere of the Western Region, in a comment to Suspilne.
The Khust District Recruitment Center and Social Support responded to the woman's accusations in a comment to Hromadske news outlet. They raised concerns about the information presented in the media, questioning the credibility of the applicant and the editorial office (Hromada Zakarpattya) for publishing material that discredits the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The TRC suggested that journalists should have conducted "an independent journalistic investigation and provided truthful information."
The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.
Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.
For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.
Thank you.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News
