Both men are in custody following a court decision on July 17 to extend their detention.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred during the transfer of newly conscripted<\/a> soldiers from a training center in western Ukraine<\/a> to the capital.<\/p>\n One of the mobilized men, a Kyiv<\/a> resident, allegedly became unruly on the bus, prompting an employee of the Shevchenkivskyi enlistment office to beat him and use a stun gun, according to the State Investigation Bureau. <\/p>\n According to court records cited by the Judicial and Legal Newspaper<\/a>, the deceased had been considered a violator of military registration rules since Feb. 6. <\/p>\n He was deemed fit for service following a medical examination and sent to multiple units, only to be returned repeatedly due to health problems, including varicose veins and complications from a hip injury. <\/p>\n On May 8, he was transferred to a training center in Lviv Oblast<\/a> but was again sent back. During the return trip to Kyiv, the bus stopped at a supermarket where some of the mobilized<\/a> individuals were allowed to purchase low-alcohol beverages. <\/p>\n After consuming one, the man became agitated and began shouting, prompting the violent response. <\/p>\n According to the case file, he was struck in the face and torso by an enlistment officer. After he collapsed, the officer hit the man with a stun gun at least three to four times and struck his head against the floor multiple times, the records show. <\/p>\n Ukraine’s mobilization process is overseen by regional enlistment offices and the Defense Ministry<\/a>. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has tightened mobilization rules, lowered the draft age from 27 to 25, and criminalized evasion. <\/p>\n As the war continues, calls for reform and oversight have grown amid reports of abuse and corruption<\/a> in military enlistment offices.<\/p>\n