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“Broken ribs and three weeks without contact”: SBI investigates possible abuses at Mykolaiv TCC
The SBI launched an investigation following a monitoring visit by the Ombudsman’s office, which uncovered men illegally held at a Mykolaiv TCC assembly point, including the father of a child with a disability and a man with broken ribs.
What is happening in the “Skelya” assault regiment and why people die in its training centers
A Babel investigation into the 425th separate assault regiment "Skelya": combat merits, high-quality equipment, and eyewitness accounts of abuse and deaths of mobilized soldiers in training centers.
0 convictions for busification: where cases against TCC disappear
A Rozholos investigation based on 4,352 court decisions and official prosecutor, SBI and Ombudsman data, comparing cases against civilians with public outcomes for TCC-related cases.
Ombudsman Lubinets on complaints about TCC
A Radio Liberty interview about more than 3,000 complaints regarding TCC actions in the first five months of 2026, systemic violations and a Defense Ministry working group.
How much busification costs
A Rozholos article estimating TCC-related costs: open procurements, salaries, medical checks, premises, postal notices, employer support and lost working time.
Uzhhorod TCC: a case over unlawful detention
A Suspilne report on suspicions against Uzhhorod TCC staff, detention conditions for conscripts, seized phones and Ombudsman monitoring findings.
Behind the TCC: what happens after detention
A Texty.org.ua article on police delivery to TCC offices, medical commissions, phone access restrictions and how mobilized people are assigned to brigades.
Reform without TCC: promises and reality
Radio Liberty’s discussion of mobilization reform, the role of police, notification groups, new conflicts and whether army reform is possible without TCC reform.
Why soldiers die during training
A hromadske report on deaths after mobilization and during training, families’ accounts, military unit responses, investigations and compensation questions.
“Busification” versus the law: can reform stop conflicts
A legal analysis by Sudovo-yurydychna hazeta on TCC and police powers, a bill to separate their roles and announced mobilization reform steps.
SBI investigates an Odesa ex-military commissar over alleged enrichment
A Slidstvo.Info report on an SBI investigation into alleged illicit enrichment, false declarations and a suspected scheme profiting from mobilization evasion.
Assets worth UAH 50 million tied to an Odesa ex-military commissar’s family
A Slidstvo.Info investigation into apartments, cars, parking spaces and a seaside cottage used by the family of a former Odesa-region TCC official.
Punishment Imbalance
A comparison of enforcement against civilians and TCC personnel: prison sentences, disciplinary measures, and stalled criminal cases
Mobilization Analysis 2025-2026
A review of deaths, violence, medical failures and state responses in forced-mobilization cases from 2025-2026
Mobilization Problems
Legal gaps, street conflicts, disputed TCC practices and consequences for civilians
Corruption in the TCC and SP
Bribery cases, evasion schemes and abuse allegations linked to territorial recruitment centers
Evolution of mobilization processes
An analytical overview of mobilization measures in Ukraine from June 2022 to the present: legal changes, TCC practices, public reaction and systemic problems.