3rd Assault Brigade top officer criticizes selective conscription practices in Ukraine
Source: Dmytro Kukharchuk/ Telegram
Dmytro Kukharchuk, Commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Assault Brigade, has offered a scathing judgment of the current conscription campaign in Ukraine, arguing that it is being selectively enforced.
According to Kukharchuk, conscription officers’ patrols are avoiding wealthier neighborhoods and focusing primarily on commuter towns.
In a statement posted on Telegram, Kukharchuk questioned why patrols and conscription office units are not inspecting “restaurants,” “business centers,” “gyms,” and other exclusive areas of Kyiv, such as Novopecherski Lypky. He believes finding army recruits in these areas could help “ease” tensions in the society and enhance the “combat potential” on the front line.
“These issues require expanding the authority of conscription offices to allow the use of guns in cases where officers face violent obstruction, as those types [of groups of people] will surely resort to it,” claimed Kukharchuk.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
Internationally recognized brands and financial institutions should direct capital to Ukraine now, not waiting for the hostilities to end. This was emphasized by Rinat Akhmetov, president of FC Shakhtar, during a working visit to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where he met with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.