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In Uzhhorod, a Man Fell from the Third Floor of a TCC Building and Died in Hospital
On July 8 in Uzhhorod, a man fell from a 3rd-floor window at the district TCC and died in hospital. In September, police closed proceedings citing lack of corpus delicti.
“Fell from a Second-Floor Barracks Window”: Details of Mobilized Recruit’s Death Emerge
A 34-year-old recruit died in a Koziatyn hospital 2 days after mobilization. While police claim an accidental fall from a barracks window, his family alleges he was severely beaten.
“They Saw What He Was Like — Why Did They Drag Him into That Bus?”: The Death of 46-Year-Old Andrii Stesiuk at Korosten TCC
46-year-old Andrii Stesiuk, weighing 200 kg and suffering from chronic illnesses, died in the Korosten TCC yard hours after being declared fit for service by doctors.
Did Not Have Reserved Status: Rivne TCC and SP Explains Why Pediatric Doctor Dmytro Sysoniuk Was Mobilized
A 43-year-old pediatric ICU doctor from Rivne died following a fall from a 5th-floor window in Vinnytsia. TCC stated he was drafted after his hospital lost critical enterprise status.
Man Mobilized Through TCC Found Dead and Buried as Unidentified: Family Demands Investigation
A mobilized man with severe diabetes was declared AWOL, later found dead in his underwear near Nizhyn, and secretly buried by authorities as an unidentified person.
Operation “Honest Conscription”: SBI Conducts Raids in Over 100 TCCs Across Ukraine
The SBI and General Staff launched a nationwide sweep raiding over 100 recruitment centers across Ukraine over bribery, physical abuse, and torture of mobilized men.
Already 13 Suspects in Odesa District TCC Torture Case: SBI Announces New Suspicions
The SBI charged 4 more district TCC personnel in Odesa Oblast with kidnapping, beatings, and torture. The total number of suspects has reached 13.
SBI Investigates Circumstances of Man’s Death Following Detention at Kremenchuk District TCC and SP
The SBI opened a criminal probe under Part 5 Art. 426-1 of the CCU following the death of a 52-year-old driver held at Kremenchuk TCC who died of skull base fractures and brain trauma.
“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.
The “Skelya” Assault Regiment Has Combat Merits and Is Well-Equipped. And, According to Eyewitnesses, They Torture and Beat People to Death There. Babelʼs Investigation
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.