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December 25, 2023Social media users speculate that these are the announced checkpoints for distributing conscription notices.
Law enforcement officials on-site state that these are “special operations”: they are inspecting suspicious vehicles for prohibited items. They assure that conscription notices are not being distributed there.
However, Ukrainian authorities have previously misled their citizens and justified tightening control over them with other motives. Against the backdrop of increased border control, new legislative proposals and an entire information campaign for a new wave of mobilization. It is likely that they will attempt to catch more men for deployment to the front lines.