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In the Odesa region, law enforcement documented 15 incidents of violence in which ten servicemembers of one of the district recruitment and mobilization centers (RTC) and manpower support units are suspected. According to the investigation, they beat people, used tear gas, and forcibly transported them to the territorial recruitment center. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to the investigation, this concerns two notification teams of one of the district RTCs and manpower support units in the Odesa region, which included ten servicemembers.
The SBI stated that the violations were systemic. Investigators say the suspects used the slogan “Blow, pack, and complete,” which they even set as a phone screensaver.
One incident occurred in February near an eating establishment on Krasnova Street in Odesa. According to the investigation, the servicemembers caught up with a man, sprayed tear gas in his face, and forcibly shoved him into an official vehicle.
“During transport, the man was subjected to physical force and psychological pressure, and he was also struck in the head,” the law enforcement officials said.
Another case, according to the prosecutor’s office, occurred in March in the area of Heorhiya Lypskyi Street. The investigation asserts that the servicemembers chased a man who tried to flee. One of them ran him over with an official vehicle, after which they sprayed tear gas on the man, beat him, and forcibly brought him to the district RTC.
In May on Fontanska Road, according to the investigation, during the detention of another man they strangled and beat him, put handcuffs on him, and threatened further violence while demanding the password to his mobile phone.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said that seven of the ten suspects were mobilized in the spring of 2025 and were immediately sent to serve at the Odesa RTC.
Four servicemembers have been notified of suspicion, including of torture and unlawful deprivation of liberty. Another six are charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty or kidnapping.
A court remanded four suspects accused of torture in custody without the possibility of bail. If convicted, they face up to 12 years in prison.
The other six will be under round-the-clock home arrest. The maximum penalty for the article charged against them is up to five years’ imprisonment.
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