TCR personnel entered private homes and forcibly took men away about 10 times – Lubinets
In Ukraine, military personnel from Territorial Centres of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) have entered private homes and taken men away against their will on at least 10 occasions. One of these cases has already led to criminal proceedings.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said this in an interview with Svoboda Live, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project, Censor.NET reports.
"Testing the legal response"
According to Lubinets, similar incidents have been recorded in various regions. In his view, this is a way of testing the response to such actions.
"I think this is a test of what the legal response will be if TCR and SS personnel go so far as to enter private premises and forcibly remove the owners. In other words, they tried it in one region — there was a response, and now they are trying it in other regions," he explained.
One case was recorded in the Khmelnytskyi region. The Ombudsman’s Office has already responded, and law enforcement authorities have reported opening criminal proceedings.
Were doors broken down?
Lubinets clarified that he had not received any information so far about cases in which TCR military personnel had broken down doors. According to his information, people usually open the doors themselves or leave them unlocked, after which military personnel enter the premises and forcibly take men outside.
In the ombudsman’s view, such actions may constitute criminal offences.
Complaints about violations during mobilisation
In the first nine months of 2026, the Ombudsman’s Office received 5,607 complaints concerning violations of citizens’ rights during mobilisation activities. For the whole of 2025, it received 6,127 such complaints.
"These are not isolated incidents but a systemic problem that went without an adequate response from the previous Defence Ministry leadership for years. This shameful legacy must be eradicated. At the same time, accountability cannot be limited to those directly carrying out these actions: the leadership, including the Commander-in-Chief, must ensure that unlawful practices are stopped and that respect for human rights becomes a mandatory standard during mobilisation," Lubinets added.
- As a reminder, in late August, the Defence Ministry said it was working on changes to the mobilisation system and a reform of TCR and SS centres, which it would present "in the foreseeable future".
- Lubinets previously said that the highest numbers of complaints about possible violations of citizens’ rights during mobilisation by personnel of Territorial Centres of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) came from the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Lviv and Zakarpattia regions.
