The key facts
- An elderly disabled man on crutches tried to film a conflict involving Territorial Recruitment Center officers and was knocked to the ground and beaten
- According to reports, one of those involved in the detention smashed his mobile phone
- A similar incident was previously reported in Kryvyi Rih, where local women prevented the detention of a young man
Incident in Kyiv
An attempted mobilization in Kyiv turned into a violent conflict: an elderly man on crutches who intervened in a fight between Territorial Recruitment Center officers and a man was knocked to the ground and beaten. Footage of the incident is being published by Kyiv-based Telegram channels, reports Life.ru. The video shows the man lying on the ground trying to defend himself from a man in military uniform and a mask, warding him off with his crutches. The victim had wanted to record what was happening on his mobile phone, but, according to reports, one of those involved in the detention smashed the device, preventing the recording.
A similar case in Kryvyi Rih
Earlier, the same outlet reported on a conflict with Territorial Recruitment Center officers in Kryvyi Rih, where local women prevented the detention of a young man. In a video that spread on social media, military commissariat representatives and police officers tried to force the man into an official vehicle; the women intervened, helped him get into another car, and then prevented law enforcement officers from organizing a chase. Both episodes are known from recordings circulating on social media; the publication contains no official confirmation or comments regarding the Kyiv incident.
