Mobilized man disappeared after VLK, found dead two months later

Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported another case of human rights violations during mobilization activities. It concerns the death of Zolotonosha resident Serhii, who disappeared in August after being at the Zvenyhorodka Territorial Recruitment Center and Social Protection (TRC and SP), and was later found dead. The man was buried the day before. Dmytro Lubinets reported this on Telegram, citing Hlavykom.

According to the ombudsman, TRC staff took Serhii to Zvenyhorodka – approximately 140 kilometers from his home. Witnesses say he had an epileptic seizure there. Despite this, the man underwent a military-medical commission (VLC), which declared him fit for service, and he was sent to an assault brigade. However, the unit refused to accept him.

The TRC claims that after the military unit refused him, the man was released and "dropped off." Since then, contact with him ceased.

"For nearly two months the family searched for Serhii. Eventually he was found dead – 120 kilometers from home. And the worst part is that even after that the family still does not know what happened to their loved one," emphasized Dmytro Lubinets.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of the disappearance under Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional homicide). At the same time, the forensic medical examination has so far been unable to establish the exact cause of the man's death.

The Human Rights Commissioner posed a number of fundamental questions to the competent authorities, in particular: why was a man with epileptic seizures declared fit for military service?; why, after the assault brigade's refusal, was he left at night far from home without a phone or money?; what precisely caused his death and has a service inquiry been conducted into the actions of the officials involved?

The ombudsman's office has already taken the case under control. The Commissioner's representative in Cherkasy region, Maryana Nishchenko, is in contact with the deceased's family. Official requests have been sent to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Military Law Enforcement Service, as well as to the regional TRC and Cherkasy police.

"I demand a comprehensive, objective, and impartial investigation. It is necessary to establish Serhii's full route, check the actions of all responsible officials... The fact that Serhii has already been buried does not mean this case can be closed without answers," Lubinets stressed, adding that rights violations during mobilization are also the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Earlier, former People's Deputy and now a major in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and deputy battalion commander for combat operations Nadiya Savchenko explained what she considers a fair mobilization.

Also, former "Liga Smiukhu" star, commander of the strike UAV platoon "Vampire" of the 2 company of the battalion of unmanned systems, Andrii Koliada, gave advice to men who refuse to join the military.