The key facts

  • A resident of Zolotonosha was found dead 120 km from his home; he went missing in August after being taken to a military enlistment office
  • According to Lubinets, despite an epileptic seizure, he was declared fit and assigned to an assault brigade, which the unit did not accept him into
  • A criminal case has been opened; according to the ombudsman, the military enlistment office claims the man was released

Man who went missing after visiting the military enlistment office found dead

A resident of Cherkasy region who went missing after visiting a military enlistment office has been found dead 120 km from his home. This was reported by Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, on his Telegram channel, reports Gazeta.Ru.

What is known about the disappearance

According to Lubinets, a resident of the city of Zolotonosha disappeared in August after employees of the Zvenyhorodka territorial recruitment center took him to a military enlistment office located about 140 kilometers from his home. Witnesses reported that he suffered an epileptic seizure there, but despite this he was declared fit for military service and assigned to an assault brigade. The unit refused to accept the man, the ombudsman claims. What happened to him afterwards is unknown; according to Lubinets, the military enlistment office insists that the man was released. A criminal case has been opened over the incident.

Context

Earlier, in August, Russian law enforcement agencies saidthat forcibly mobilized Ukrainian citizens were going missing at territorial recruitment centers; as an example, they cited a case in Cherkasy, where relatives could not locate Serhiy Hulia, who, according to military enlistment office employees, had allegedly been transferred to a military unit where he subsequently went missing. In addition, in February it was reported that territorial recruitment center employees had stopped wearing body cameras during raids. This information is cited from the relevant publications and does not constitute independent confirmation of the circumstances of the current case.