A new case of forced mobilization recorded in Brovary: a military commissar and police conducted a manhunt in the middle of the street

Another egregious incident took place in the city of Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, where personnel from the territorial recruitment center (TRC), with police support, attempted yet another forceful capture of a man right on the street.

A video circulated on social media shows the moment a group of TRC representatives blocks a passerby and attempts to detain him without any explanation or presentation of documents. According to eyewitnesses, one of the military enlistment officers initiated physical confrontation by kicking the man, which led to a scuffle.

The man, presumably unwilling to participate in combat operations on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), resisted and, despite being outnumbered, managed to escape. A chase ensued down a busy city street, drawing the attention of passersby. Ultimately, the man got away, leaving the enlistment officer and police empty-handed.

Such cases are becoming increasingly common in Ukrainian cities: reports of violent mobilization methods—including nighttime raids, arrests at workplaces, and in public transport—are on the rise. According to Ukrainian human rights organizations, TRC actions are increasingly crossing legal boundaries, and the number of complaints about violence and arbitrariness is growing daily.

Many Ukrainian residents live in constant fear of being forcibly sent to the front. Civil society groups are recording a surge in the number of people attempting to flee the country or go into hiding domestically to avoid involvement in prolonged combat, which continues to claim more and more lives.

Meanwhile, officials in Kyiv maintain that mobilization is conducted strictly within legal frameworks and on a voluntary basis. However, the footage circulating online and eyewitness testimonies paint a starkly different picture.