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The Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in Ukraine have been embroiled in a series of incidents, gaining significant media attention. Cases involve allegations of corruption, illegal detention, and violence. In Odesa, a TCR serviceman was sentenced for kidnapping, while a knife attack in Lviv resulted in a fatality. Several officials have been detained for accepting bribes to facilitate evasion of conscription, marking widespread concerns over corrupt practices within the system. The State Bureau of Investigation has been actively pursuing allegations, conducting large-scale operations across the country to root out these illegal activities. Efforts continue to ensure transparency and accountability, with ongoing internal investigations and legal actions being undertaken to address the misconduct and restore faith in the recruitment process.
What allegations have been made against TCR officials in Ukraine?
Officials from the Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in Ukraine have been accused of various malpractices, including accepting bribes for evading military service, artificially inflating mobilization figures, and being involved in violent incidents during recruitment activities. Investigations are ongoing to address these issues and restore accountability within the system.
How are authorities addressing corruption in TCR and SS?
Ukrainian authorities are conducting large-scale investigations to tackle corruption within the TCR and SS. The State Bureau of Investigation has launched several operations, dubbed 'Honest Conscription' and 'Honest Draft', focusing on identifying corrupt practices, holding responsible individuals accountable, and ensuring transparent recruitment processes.
What recent violent incidents have involved TCR personnel?
Recent violent incidents involving TCR personnel include a stabbing of a serviceman in Odesa, a physical altercation with civilians in Rivne, and an explosion at a recruitment center in Lviv, resulting in injuries. These incidents highlight growing tensions and challenges faced by TCR personnel in carrying out their duties.
What steps are being taken to ensure the lawfulness of TCR actions?
To ensure the lawfulness of TCR actions, comprehensive internal investigations have been initiated, with close monitoring by oversight bodies. The military leadership emphasizes a zero-tolerance policy for corruption, focusing on accountability and transparency through regular audits and the involvement of law enforcement in reviewing recruitment procedures.
Have any TCR leaders faced legal repercussions for misconduct?
Yes, several TCR leaders have faced legal repercussions for misconduct, including detentions for accepting bribes and involvement in fraudulent mobilization activities. Courts have also overturned unlawful conscription decisions, reinforcing the commitment to curbing corruption and ensuring fair recruitment practices.
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Man suspected of attempting to murder member of Territorial Defence Forces and of attacking police officer has been arrested in Lviv region. PHOTOS A 47-year-old resident of Sheptytskyi in the Lviv region has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a member of the RTCC and SP. During his arrest, the man also fired a shot in the direction of a police officer. 2 573 79 Previously in trend: attempted murder
857 fictitious mobilizations recorded in Oberih: district TCR heads suspected in Zakarpattia and Bukovyna. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme to artificially inflate mobilization figures at district Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in Zakarpattia and Bukovyna. According to investigators, five current and former center heads entered information into the... 1 735 10 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
Man spent more than seven days in TCR basement in Lviv region: Lubinets examines whether his stay there was lawful. PHOTO For more than a week, a man was at Department No. 1 of the Stryi District Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in Zhydachiv, but was not allowed to tell his relatives or lawyer where he was. The TCR denied that he spent the entire time in the basement. 4 559 49 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Car window smashed and man beaten: three TCR servicemen detained in Rivne. PHOTO A confrontation took place in Rivne on September 23 between servicemen of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), a man who had violated military registration rules, and people in civilian clothing. Police detained three TCR and SS servicemen. 7 447 131 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
TCR employee in Odesa region ran over 2-year-old boy and fled scene of accident, – police. PHOTO In the Odesa region, an employee of the district TCR and SS ran over a two-year-old boy during a mobilization warning and fled the scene of the accident. The injured child was taken to hospital. 9 385 125 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
Around 30 people attacked TCR military personnel in Lutsk: two were beaten, and service vehicle was smashed. VIDEO&PHOTOS Around 30 people in Lutsk attacked military personnel from the TCR and SS after a car driver refused to produce his documents for inspection and fled. As a result of the altercation, two soldiers sustained injuries and their service vehicle was seriously damaged. 15 308 229 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
Fictitious mobilisation of 329 people to boost ’figures’: seven TCR military personnel from Zakarpattia have been exposed. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, the National Police have reported that five more employees of the TCR are under suspicion of having falsely ‘mobilised’ 329 people to boost figures. 2 341 39 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
"Blow, pack, and assemble": 10 TCR staff in Odesa region have been served with notices of suspicion for torturing and abusing civilians, – SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) combats torture and unlawful violence by public officials. During Operation ‘Honest draft’, SBI officers, with the assistance of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, uncovered unlawful actions by two alert groups from one of the district TCR... 9 428 162 Previously in trend: Violation of human rights by TCR
$5,000 for service behind front lines: official and his accomplice have been exposed in Kyiv region. PHOTO In Kyiv, charges have been brought against the head of a branch of one of the district TCR and SS and the head of a civil society organisation, who organised a scheme to accept bribes from conscripts. 1 576 5
Head of Mykolaiv Regional TCR detained over $15,000 bribe for evading mobilisation – Prosecutor General Kravchenko. PHOTOS The head of the Mykolaiv Regional TCR and SS was detained while receiving another instalment of an undue advantage. According to the investigation, the official demanded and received a total of USD 15,000. 9 409 51 Previously in trend: Grafters Corruption in TCR
There are now 13 suspects in case concerning unlawful detention and beating of men at Odesa TCR, - State Bureau of Investigation. PHOTO The State Bureau of Investigations has identified a further four employees of the district TCR in the Odesa region who are suspected of involvement in the unlawful detention of and violence against citizens. The number of suspects in the case has risen to 13. 3 080 30 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
He stabbed her 17 times: man who killed doctor during MMC in Kyiv served notice of suspicion. PHOTOS A 31-year-old Kyiv resident has been served a notice of suspicion of murdering a military medical commission (MMC) doctor. 7 668 101 Previously in trend: Attack on doctor at TCR
First results of Honest Conscription operation: Kyiv TCR illegally deleted data from Oberih register for $2,500 – State Bureau of Investigation. PHOTO Illegal interference with the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service and Reservists (Oberih) has been uncovered during the large-scale Honest Conscription special operation. 9 488 26 Previously in trend: Corruption in TCR Oberih conscript register
Operation ’Honest Conscription’: SBI is conducting large-scale checks at the TCR and SS across Ukraine (updated). PHOTO On the morning of 30 July, staff from the State Bureau of Investigations launched large-scale inspections at regional and district-level recruitment and social support centres. 8 378 78 Previously in trend: Searches at TCR’s leadership
Man attacks MMC doctor with knife at Kyiv TCR: medic killed, investigation underway. PHOTO (updated) In Kyiv’s Podilskyi district, a man whom police brought to a territorial centre of recruitment and social support (TCR and SS) for violating military registration rules fatally stabbed a doctor while undergoing a military medical examination. The attacker was detained, and law enforcement... 20 013 412 Previously in trend: Threats to TCR employees Attack on doctor at TCR
Group of men damages TCR servicemen’s vehicle and uses pepper spray in Kharkiv: they are detained. PHOTO In Kharkiv, five men damaged the official vehicle of the Territorial Centre of Recruitment (TCR) servicemen and used pepper spray during a check of military registration documents. 5 730 61 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR
Conscript dies after stay at Kremenchuk TCR: cause of death – severe traumatic brain injury, - SBI Officials from the SBI have opened a criminal investigation into the death of a 52-year-old man who was hospitalised with serious injuries following his stay at the Kremenchuk District Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support. 5 766 64 Previously in trend: death in the TCR
Four more people detained after attack on TCR notification team in Lviv, including AWOL serviceman – National Police. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers and Security Service of Ukraine officers have detained four more active participants in the conflict with a Territorial Centre of Recruitment (TCR) notification team that occurred on Chervona Kalynа Avenue in Lviv. Among those detained is a serviceman who, according to... 5 066 60 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
Attack on law enforcement officers during conflict with TCR in Lviv: man detained – SSU and National Police. PHOTO The SSU and the National Police detained "hot on the trail" a man who attacked law enforcement officers in Lviv on July 8. 7 798 142 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR attack on police officers
Man locked in basement and tortured: leadership of district TCR in Mykolaiv region to stand trial – SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS A pre-trial investigation into the torture of a man at one of the district TCR and SS offices in Mykolaiv region has been completed. The indictment has been sent to court. 4 569 49 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Trial of TCR servicemen
SBI has uncovered scheme of illegal conscription and beatings at RTCR in Odesa region: 9 people have been detained. PHOTOS Staff from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the unlawful coercion of citizens into mobilisation at one of the district TCR and SS in the Odesa region. According to the investigation, men were forcibly detained, beaten, intimidated and... 6 540 46 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Stabbed TCR serviceman: 29-year-old man from Lviv has been detained. PHOTO In Lviv, police have arrested a man who stabbed a member of the Territorial Center of Recruitment. 4 369 82 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
TCR officials fictitiously "mobilized" 276 people: artificially inflated statistics by adding dead and fictitious persons. PHOTO Three officials of territorial centers of recruitment and social support (TCR and SS) have been exposed over "paper mobilization". To report the "successful" fulfillment of the plan, they invented mobilized persons who did not actually exist. 10 558 67 Previously in trend: violations during mobilisation
Man detained in Kharkiv region for hitting police officer to avoid going to TCR. PHOTO In the village of Runivshchyna in the Kharkiv region, a 28-year-old driver of a VAZ-21099 car struck a law enforcement officer. He was wanted by the regional recruitment and social support centre. 4 285 129 Previously in trend: attack on police officers
Head of district TCR and three subordinates tortured men liable for military service in Ivano-Frankivsk region, SBI says. PHOTOS An investigation has been completed in the Ivano-Frankivsk region into the head of a district Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) and three of his subordinates, who are suspected of torturing men liable for military service. The indictment has already been sent to... 11 671 169 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Court remands man in custody who, while defending himself against the TCR, took minor girl hostage. PHOTOS A suspect accused of the unlawful deprivation of liberty of a minor has been remanded in custody without the right to bail. 2 647 26
Demanded $1,500 from war veteran to remove him from register: TCR officer detained in Dnipro. PHOTOS The Security Service, in conjunction with the National Police, has detained an employee of one of the mobilisation departments of the TCR and SS in Dnipro, who had organised a scheme to systematically extort bribes from conscripts. 4 787 43 Previously in trend: Grafters Corruption in TCR
Head of Zhytomyr Oblast TCR detained for extorting bribes from entrepreneurs for employees’ "non-conscription" – SSU. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), who demanded money from a regional entrepreneur in exchange for not mobilizing his employees. 8 727 66 Previously in trend: Corruption in TCR
Two TCR servicemen and civilian killed in road accident in Cherkasy region: others injured. PHOTO A fatal road accident occurred on 30 April in the village of Kniazha, Zvenyhorodskyi District, Cherkasy Region. 10 193 34 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
In Rivne region, soldier has been charged with attempted murder of TCR personnel and police officers. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of the Rivne Specialised Prosecutor’s Office for Defence in the Western Region, a 48-year-old serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been charged with shooting at TCR staff and a police officer. 3 073 46 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR attempted murder
Man threw grenade into yard of TCR in Bila Tserkva: he was detained. PHOTO Law enforcement officers are investigating an explosion on the premises of the Bila Tserkva District Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in Kyiv Oblast that occurred on 30 April. 4 791 75 Previously in trend: explosions in TCR explosion at the TCR and SS
Man opened fire with automatic weapon at soldiers and police officer in Rivne region: he is wanted. PHOTOS A man opened fire on a TCR alert team and a law enforcement officer in the Rivne region. 20 006 285 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
Torture and shooting in Kharkiv: TCR servicemen notified of suspicion - SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS A group of servicemen from one of the district Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TRC and SS) in Kharkiv, as well as servicemen from other units who acted jointly, have been served with suspicion notices. 7 218 43 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Head of MMC detained in Zakarpattia: about UAH 11 million in cash seized – SBI. PHOTOS Officers of the State Bureau of Investigation, together with the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine, have detained the head of a military medical commission (MMC) at the Berehove district Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support in Zakarpattia region. 5 172 38 Previously in trend: Grafters Forgery of MMC documents
Group of district TCR servicemen detained in Odesa for abducting man and demanding $30,000 – Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO The SSU (State Security Service of Ukraine) Main Internal Security Directorate and the National Police, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the leadership of the Ground Forces, have neutralized an organized criminal group in Odesa that included... 7 086 66 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Corruption in TCR
Student unjustifiably declared wanted: TCR official exposed in Mykolaiv region. PHOTOS In the Mykolaiv region, law enforcement officers exposed a serviceman of a district TCR & SS and his accomplice who, according to the investigation, unjustifiably added a student to a wanted database and demanded $500 to delete the information, despite his legal right to a mobilization... 5 580 14 Previously in trend: Corruption and mobilisation Oberih conscript register
Wounding of TCR serviceman in Kharkiv: attacker detained. PHOTO In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers detained the attacker who assaulted a serviceman of the TCR and SS. 7 714 64 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
Violations in Uzhhorod TCR: work of special commission has been initiated, - Operational Command "West". VIDEO+PHOTOS A monitoring visit to the Uzhhorod TCR, carried out by Andrii Kryuchkov, the Ombudsman’s representative in the Zakarpattia region, revealed flagrant violations despite obstruction from officials. 26 947 213 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Odesa region district TRC official promised to resolve AWOL issue for $10,000, he was detained. PHOTOS In the Odesa region, law enforcement officers exposed an official of a district Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TRC and SS) who, for a bribe, promised to help a serviceman avoid liability for absence without leave (AWOL) and assist with employment. 1 516 13 Previously in trend: Grafters AWOL in AFU
TCR employee in Volyn beat fisherman and used a stun gun, - SBI. PHOTO The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has detained the head of a unit within one of the departments of the Kovel Regional Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support, who, according to the investigation, together with other military personnel, used excessive force against a... 9 169 137 Previously in trend: Violation of human rights by TCR
House, land and car registered to relatives: head of TCR in Lviv region to stand trial over false declarations – SBI. PHOTOS The pre-trial investigation into the deputy head of the Lviv Regional TCR and SS (Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support), who was acting as the head at the time he was exposed, has been completed. The indictment has been sent to court. 3 887 18 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Undeclared assets
300,000 hryvnias for transfer to rear unit: District TCR & SS official detained in Odesa. PHOTOS Officers of the Strategic Investigations Department in the Odesa region of the National Police of Ukraine, together with investigators from the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odesa region, exposed and stopped the unlawful actions of the official. 1 920 9 Previously in trend: Bribe-takers in military units
Enemy drone struck TCR building in Sumy, - Ground Forces Today, 18 March, an enemy drone struck the building of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centre in Sumy. No one inside was injured, but a passer-by near the site of the strike was wounded. 3 716 18 Previously in trend: Russian strikes at TCR
Man stabbed TCR serviceman and police officer in Mykolaiv: he was detained. PHOTO In Mykolaiv, law enforcement officers detained a man who stabbed a police officer and a serviceman from the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) in the stomach and leg. 4 302 74 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR attack on police officers
$4000 for "resolving issues" with military registration: TCR official detained in Bukovyna. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers in the Chernivtsi region have detained an official of one of the District Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) suspected of demanding an unlawful benefit. 1 642 22 Previously in trend: Bribe-takers in military units
Beat man while checking his documents: District TCR military officer from Lviv region to stand trial, - SBI. PHOTO The pre-trial investigation into a serviceman from the Shevchenkivskyi District Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centre in Lviv, who caused a man to suffer a broken shoulder bone, has been completed. The indictment has been sent to court. 4 565 85 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR Unlawful actions of the TCR
Deceived mother of conscript with scheme: "Your son is in TCR": man was detained in Odesa. PHOTO In Odesa, a criminal who defrauded the mother of a conscript was detained. He extorted $12,500 from the woman in exchange for "letting her son go home" from the military registration and enlistment office. 2 809 18 Previously in trend: Fraudulent schemes
20 thousand dollars for "reservation" - in Kropyvnytskyi, SBI detained officer of regional TCR and SS. VIDEO+PHOTOS With the assistance of the Security Service of Ukraine, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation exposed a serviceman of the Kirovohrad Regional TCR and SS who had organised a scheme to earn money by evading mobilisation. 4 284 17 Previously in trend: Corruption in TCR
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