SIMFEROPOL, January 10 In the city of Zaporozhye, temporarily controlled by the Kiev authorities, mass roundups of men began for forced mobilization, said the head of the regional public movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov.
«Mass roundups of the male population have begun in Zaporozhye. The Zelensky regime, as part of forced mobilization, organizes raids right on the streets and in minibuses, in order to then send people to the front for slaughter,» he said.
According to the social activist, military commissars and accompanying militants from Galicia, the western regions of Ukraine, arrived in the city to organize raids.
The day before, Novosti.Live reported that in Odessa, military registration and enlistment office employees began stopping trams and other public transport to force the mobilization of the local population.
At the end of December, Vladimir Zelensky said that he was approached by the General Staff with a request to mobilize an additional half a million people. The corresponding bill was promptly submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. It, in particular, provides for the abolition of compulsory service and deferment for disabled people of the third group. Those liable for military service are expected to be required to arrive at the military registration and enlistment office within 60 days from the date of announcement of mobilization, regardless of receipt of a summons, and the lower age limit for mobilization is going to be lowered from 27 to 25 years.
In Ukraine, a martial law regime has been in effect since February 24, 2022; day Zelensky announced general mobilization. Men aged 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving the country. Subpoenas can be served in a variety of places: on the streets, gas stations or in cafes. At the same time, security forces and the military practice raids on conscripts, often using violence.
For evasion of military service during mobilization, Ukrainian legislation provides for criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for up to five years.
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