Mobilization sweeps Ukraine: Mass checks on conscription age men
The commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade commented on recent events in Ukraine concerning the mass checks of men of conscription age. "This is what mobilization looks like: when people are taken not only from villages and small towns, but also from large cities where one can attend concerts and dine at restaurants," wrote Maksym Zhorin.
6:54 AM EDT, October 13, 2024
Since Friday, mass inspections have been underway in Ukraine's largest cities. Police officers and military personnel are checking the documents of men of conscription age. Raids have been conducted on nightclubs, restaurants, concert halls, gyms, and even gas 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 large cities, where one can attend concerts and dine at restaurants," he wrote in a post on Telegram.
"It cannot be that part of the country functions in a monotonous and exhausting way for the third year, while the other part lives its own life and is also outraged by the controls," he added.
200,000 recruits by the end of the year
Ukraine aims to mobilize 200,000 recruits by the end of the year. Challenges include corruption at the local administration level. A recently arrested group of doctors, who were falsifying military documentation, gathered over half a million dollars in cash.
"The Times" described stories of Ukrainians who are avoiding the draft. "I don't want to fight. Our government doesn't support the soldiers. They don't have the proper equipment and are forgotten if they get wounded," said one of them in an interview with journalists.
