‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent
A serving Ukrainian soldier was beaten with a crowbar while recruiting draft dodgers in December, spending six weeks hospitalized. Ukraine's military ombudswoman says attacks on recruitment officers are now "regular," with police recording over 600 assaults. The conscription crisis has intensified as desperate "busification" tactics—forcibly drafting men into buses—fuel violent backlash amid heavy battlefield losses.
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Published 20 Jul 2026, 00:19 UTC · Updated 20 Jul 2026, 00:30 UTC
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