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Military ombudsman blasts military-political leadership over Lviv TRC clash

Military Ombudsman Olha Reshetylova blamed the government, military-political leadership, and local authorities for a clash involving Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) officers and civilians in Lviv, in her statement, published on July 9.

9 July, 03:24 PM

Local defense councils decide on vehicle stops for military checks

Decisions to stop vehicles during conscription efforts in Ukraine are made by local defense councils, Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk told parliament on May 1, according to news agency Ukrinform.

1 May, 03:50 PM

Armed man shoots at military recruitment team and police officer in Rivne Oblast

In Rivne Oblast, a man opened fire with an automatic weapon on a military notification group and a police officer during a document check. The suspect is being hunted by police, the law enforcers reported on April 30.

30 April, 04:06 PM

Commander cites fear and sudden life changes as top reasons for AWOL cases

The highest number of AWOL cases is recorded among soldiers who have just arrived from Territorial Recruitment Centers, with the primary causes being fear of the unknown and a sharp change in life circumstances, Brigade Commander Ruslan Habinet said in an interview with Radio Liberty on April 29.

30 April, 11:48 AM

Over 600 attacks on military recruiters documented since 2022

Ukrainian authorities have documented 611 attacks on Territorial Recruitment Center officers performing official duties since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the National Police told the news agency Interfax-Ukraine on April 7.

7 April, 05:28 PM

Civilians turning on mobilization officers, ombudsman warns

Attacks on military officers carrying out mobilization and draft across Ukraine have become systemic, military ombudsman Olha Reshetylova told NV Radio on April 6.

7 April, 01:19 AM

Man detained after shooting at military recruitment officers in Lutsk

A man fired several shots from a pistol at servicemen of Ukraine’s territorial recruitment center in the western city of Lutsk, the Volyn Regional Territorial Recruitment Center said in a Facebook post on Feb. 25.

25 February, 11:08 AM

Mobilization officers alone lack authority to detain citizens —Ombudsman

Officers of Territorial Recruitment Centers (TRCs) lack authority to detain citizens without corresponding court orders, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said on Feb. 9.

9 February, 08:30 PM

Lviv enlistment officer stabbed to death

A 30-year-old man has been detained after fatally stabbing a Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) officer during a routine document check in Lviv on the evening of Dec. 3, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Telegram the following morning.

4 December 2025, 01:09 PM

How video recording, detention, and delivery to enlistment centers are carried out in Ukraine

Starting Sept. 1, Ukraine planned to require military enlistment office staff to wear body cameras during street document checks, but no legal changes have been adopted, and current law mandates video recording of interactions only beginning in 2024.

1 September 2025, 03:52 PM

Most military recruitment incidents faked – Command North

During August, 41 incidents involving representatives of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers were reported in areas under the jurisdiction of Ukraine’s Operational Command North, according to its Aug. 31 report.

31 August 2025, 04:50 PM

Twins stranded on roadside after single father drafted by military enlistment officials

In Zaporizhzhya, military enlistment officials mobilized a single father of two and, according to his sister, left his seven-year-old twins by the roadside near a checkpoint, authorities said he lacked military registration documents and deferment records on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:02 AM

Prosecutor’s Office links Kyiv Metro chief’s escape to former enlistment head

The former head of a district military enlistment office in Kyiv has been notified of suspicion over aiding the illegal departure of the former head of Kyiv Metro abroad, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on July 30.

30 July 2025, 02:18 PM

Russian drone hits military recruitment office in Samar — media

Russian forces struck a military recruitment office in the city of Samar, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, during a drone attack, RBK-Ukraine reported on July 13, citing sources familiar with the matter.

13 July 2025, 07:05 PM

Syrskyi calls for a shift in the TRC, urging non-fighters to join the frontlines

The upcoming changes to the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRC and SSC) were announced by Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with inspections already underway at the centers on June 22.

22 June 2025, 02:16 PM

Recruitment center personnel lacking combat experience ordered to Ukraine’s battle zones

Territorial Recruitment Center personnel without combat experience or health restrictions will be reassigned to military units in active combat zones, Ukraine’s General Staff announced on Telegram on April 29.

29 April 2025, 07:53 PM

Rights violations by military recruiters becoming more widespread, ombudsman warns

Human rights violations by the employees of Territorial Recruitment Centers (TRC) “have become systemic and widespread,” Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on March 26.

26 March 2025, 09:52 PM

SBU detains Lviv man for Russian plot to bomb TRC in Kryvyi Rih

The arrest of a Russian agent in Kryvyi Rih, who was planning an explosion near a local Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) on orders from the FSB, the SBU reported on March 25.

25 March 2025, 04:53 PM

Ukrainian factory turns to Bangladesh to tackle war-driven labor crisis

The Lamella Furniture Factory in Ukraine's western Zakarpattya Oblast is recruiting 30 workers from Bangladesh to cope with labor shortages, commercial director Yaroslav Shcherban told the Ukrinform news agency on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 01:56 PM

Ukraine's SBU detains couple linked to Dnipro terror attack

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police have arrested a couple in Dnipro suspected of involvement in the Dec. 14 terrorist attack, according to a statement from the SBU's press service.

9 January 2025, 02:07 PM

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