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Ukraine Opens Probe After Crowds Attack Army Conscription Vehicle

Ukraine opened a criminal investigation after about 200 civilians surrounded, damaged and overturned a conscription vehicle during a mobilization check, prosecutors said.

  • On Wednesday evening, a crowd in Lviv's Sykhiv district surrounded and overturned a Territorial Recruitment Center vehicle after officers detained a man wanted for military registration violations.
  • Criminal proceedings were initiated for obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and using violence against police, with authorities investigating the incident involving around 200 civilians.
  • The Ministry denounced the incident as "unacceptable," warning that "hate speech directed at our own army will lead to irreversible consequences" while acknowledging mobilization processes require improvement.
  • Lviv Regional Military Administration head Maksym Kozytskyi announced internal reviews to assess whether servicemen acted lawfully, urging residents to "remain calm, act wisely, and remember who our real enemy is."
  • Ukraine has experienced over 100 such clashes between citizens and conscription police this year, reflecting rising public tensions over the indefinite military service system amid ongoing war.
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In Lviv, people forcibly attack soldiers, triggering sharp criticism of the perpetrators, but also of the way in which they are mobilized.

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About 200 residents of Lviv, Ukraine, revolted against the conscripts, pulled a conscript out of the vehicle and smashed it. The post The uprising in Lviv, Ukraine, against the conscripts appeared first on in.gr.

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