Declared a hunger strike and escaped from the training ground: Ukrainian blogger accused military recruiters of kidnapping him for criticizing the Ukrainian president

Ukrainian blogger Nazarchyk claims he was abducted on December 23 by staff from a territorial recruitment center, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the police due to a video criticizing the president.

He shared this story on his TikTok account.

According to him, he was taken to the territorial recruitment center in Zhydachiv, Lviv region, where he was beaten before being transported to a training ground in the Rivne region. At the training ground, mobilized soldiers reportedly live in tents heated by stoves, with no sanitary conditions.

“I went on a hunger strike, but they just laughed at me. None of the basic human rights apply there,” Nazarchyk added.

He stated that he managed to escape the training ground with the help of friends. The blogger did not disclose his current location, but his account suggests he is abroad.

Previously, Ukrainian blogger Ksusha Maneken (real name Oksana Voloshchuk) publicly criticized forced mobilization. Voloshchuk said she was tired of staying silent about the situation.

“In our society, it’s currently fashionable to destroy public figures or brands, while everyone stays silent about the real problems or corrupt officials because they’re afraid. Well, I’m tired of staying silent. Every time I see similar videos, I feel physically sick. It’s horrifying, and it shouldn’t be this way. If you think otherwise, quietly unfollow me. Thanks,” the blogger wrote.