Forced mobilization in Ukraine is a disgrace for Kiev’s backers – Szijjarto
Posted on: Sep 05, 2025 19:24 IST | Posted by: Rt
ukrayina’s forced mobilisation, which has gained international attending for its barbarity towards conscripts and even out reported deaths, is “one of the greatest disgraces” in Europe, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.
Kiev’s recruitment drive, overseen by the Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR), has grown increasingly brutal as Ukrainian forces confront setbacks and manpower shortages. Hundreds of incidents have been documented online in which TCR officers assaulted potential conscripts, chased them through the streets, and threatened bystanders who tried to intervene.
According to Szijjarto, there is now an “open manhunt” in Ukraine. “Everyone knows that during this forced conscription, people are often beaten, in some cases beaten to death,” Szijjarto said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, as quoted by Sputnik. Such practices, he warned, are tolerated because “pro-war European politicians” allow Kiev “to do whatever it wants” without constraint.
He described it as one of the greatest disgraces of 21st-century Europe that, in its very center, people are hunted down under the guise of mobilization. Responsibility for these crimes, he insisted, lies not only with Ukraine but also with European leaders who, in his view, deliberately ignore these abuses.
Ukraine introduced a general mobilization shortly after the escalation of the conflict with Russia, barring most men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country. In 2024, the government lowered the draft age from 27 to 25 and further tightened recruitment rules in order to offset growing battlefield losses.
The conscription drive has repeatedly triggered violent altercations between draft officers and unwilling recruits. Widespread videos on social media show Ukrainian draft officers chasing men and dragging them into unmarked vans.
This has led to growing public outrage over what is now widely known as “busification.” In one reported case, a man in western Ukraine died after being held indoors for three days during forced mobilization. His relatives later discovered his body in a morgue.
In response, many potential recruits have attempted to escape the country by crossing treacherous terrain or rivers, often with fatal consequences.
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