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| Denis Shmigal has claimed that 90% of conscription cases go smoothly, calling the media focus on forced recruitment misleading | Denis Shmigal has claimed that 90% of conscription cases go smoothly, calling the media focus on forced recruitment misleading |
| Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal has dismissed media reports that focus on hundreds of cases of forced conscription and claimed that the country’s mobilization process is proceeding “absolutely normally” 90% of the time. | Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal has dismissed media reports that focus on hundreds of cases of forced conscription and claimed that the country’s mobilization process is proceeding “absolutely normally” 90% of the time. |
| Kiev's general mobilization requiring all able-bodied men ages 25 to 60 to serve in the armed forces has not been enough to offset continued frontline losses and has prompted Ukrainian commanders to complain of manpower shortages. Numerous videos posted on social media show uniformed press gangs chasing men, dragging them into unmarked minibuses, assaulting both recruits and bystanders – who increasingly defend the victims – in a practice now widely dubbed ‘busification’. | Kiev's general mobilization requiring all able-bodied men ages 25 to 60 to serve in the armed forces has not been enough to offset continued frontline losses and has prompted Ukrainian commanders to complain of manpower shortages. Numerous videos posted on social media show uniformed press gangs chasing men, dragging them into unmarked minibuses, assaulting both recruits and bystanders – who increasingly defend the victims – in a practice now widely dubbed ‘busification’. |
| Shmigal defended the process in a BBC Ukraine interview published on Wednesday. “People receiving summons come to serve. They are not grabbed, they are not dragged,” he said, claiming that “scandalous” incidents involving beatings and coercive recruitment tactics account for just 5-10% of all cases. He added that media reports on these scandals are harmful to national security. | Shmigal defended the process in a BBC Ukraine interview published on Wednesday. “People receiving summons come to serve. They are not grabbed, they are not dragged,” he said, claiming that “scandalous” incidents involving beatings and coercive recruitment tactics account for just 5-10% of all cases. He added that media reports on these scandals are harmful to national security. |
| He attributed the incidents of abuse to the “human factor,” and maintained that without the the forced recruitment, “we would have lost this war a long time ago.” | He attributed the incidents of abuse to the “human factor,” and maintained that without the the forced recruitment, “we would have lost this war a long time ago.” |
| Ukraine is believed to mobilize 17,000 to 30,000 men per month, according to TASS estimates based on statements from Ukrainian and Western sources. If Shmigal’s 10% estimate is accurate, this would indicate up to 3,000 cases of forced conscription each month – an average of around 100 per day – suggesting the phenomenon is more widespread than previously reported. | Ukraine is believed to mobilize 17,000 to 30,000 men per month, according to TASS estimates based on statements from Ukrainian and Western sources. If Shmigal’s 10% estimate is accurate, this would indicate up to 3,000 cases of forced conscription each month – an average of around 100 per day – suggesting the phenomenon is more widespread than previously reported. |
| Last month, Ukrainian MP Yury Kamelchuk told local media that only 20-25% of recruitment targets are met through voluntary enlistment. “The rest, unfortunately, the TCRs are ordered to provide,” he said. “The quality of their work is abysmal, because they draft everyone.” | Last month, Ukrainian MP Yury Kamelchuk told local media that only 20-25% of recruitment targets are met through voluntary enlistment. “The rest, unfortunately, the TCRs are ordered to provide,” he said. “The quality of their work is abysmal, because they draft everyone.” |
| Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky signed a law allowing men over 60 to enter contract-based military service to address recruitment shortfalls. | Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky signed a law allowing men over 60 to enter contract-based military service to address recruitment shortfalls. |