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Ukraine orders service inspections in all military recruitment offices

Following a scandal involving illegal detentions and violence at the Odesa military recruitment office (TCC), Ukraine's Defense Ministry has ordered service inspections in all TCCs nationwide.

Ukraine orders service inspections in all military recruitment offices
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Deputy Defense Minister Mstyslav Banik convened an emergency meeting with the leadership of Ukraine’s Ground Forces on June 16. The move comes after incidents at the Odesa TCC involving alleged illegal detentions, violence, and sexual assault. The State Bureau of Investigation also uncovered a system of forced mobilization in a district TCC in the Odesa region.

Banik called for a fundamental reform of the TCC system, including a redistribution of tasks and the introduction of round-the-clock video surveillance at the offices. The goal, according to a ministry statement, is to “eliminate the influence of the human factor.”

Source: www.pravda.com.ua