The local draft office in Chernovtsy rejected Mazurashu’s accusations, claiming that no“illegal actions”had been committed by its staff members, adding that two men had been detained for“violating the rules of military registration”at the time mentioned by the lawmaker.
The accusations came just days after the Ukrainskaya Pravda media the number of complaints against draft officials filed with the parliamentary commissioner for human rights had reached nearly 12,000 since February 2022.
Ukraine has faced chronic manpower shortages throughout the conflict with Russia amid high battlefield losses, extensive draft dodging, and desertion. Kiev barred nearly all adult men from leaving the country soon after it declared a general mobilization in 2022.
The recruitment drive has grown increasingly brutal over the years. Several conscripts have reportedly died shortly after arriving at draft offices.
