Manhunt in Transcarpathia: Angry Relatives Attack Recruitment Center

Local Roma women built a roadblock in front of the recruitment center and demanded the release of their abducted relatives. A growing number of reports come from Transcarpathia of sadistic recruiters beating up men collected from the streets.

Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers demanding demobilization demonstrate on Maidan Square in Kyiv on October 27, 2023 (Photo:MTI/EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko)

After the protest, the Transcarpathian Regional Police issued a statement saying that the protesters could face up to seven years in prison. Interestingly, the Ukrainian authorities did not deny the Soviet past in this case either. In Russia, it is still customary for the security services to compel perpetrators to publicly apologize, which is recorded on video. . This is what happened also in this case. The women had to apologize in front of the cameras and say that they didn't really mean it. They did this on the Telegram channel of Vitaliy Glagola, a blogger from Uzhhorod who openly and proudly works with the Ukrainian services:

So this is how Ukraine, aspiring for EU membership, obliged the humiliated Roma in Transcarpathia to apologize to the public. Fortunately, they were not compelled to approve the kidnapping of their loved ones. The question arises: where are the human rights activists, the NGOs and others in such cases? The answer is still to come.

Cover photo: Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers demanding demobilization demonstrate on Maidan Square in Kyiv on October 27, 2023 (Photo:MTI/EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko)