All Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 are eligible for military service, and men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country.
advertisementUkrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and concert halls in the capital Kiev, checked military registration documents and detained men who did not comply, local media and witnesses said.
Police descended on the Sports Palace venue after the Ukrainian rock band’s concert, and video footage broadcast by local media showed police stationed outside the doors of the concert hall blocking the men from leaving. .
In the video, police officers appear to be forcibly restraining several men.
Tests were also conducted at upscale shopping center Good Wine and popular restaurant Avalon.
Such a raid in the capital is unusual and reflects Ukraine’s need for new recruits for its military.
All Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 are eligible for military service, and men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country.
Local media said similar attacks were carried out at clubs and restaurants in other Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv and Dnipro.
Ukraine has stepped up its mobilization efforts this year, and a new law went into effect in the spring that requires those eligible for military service to enter information into an online system or face penalties.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night, the Russian military carried out a large-scale airstrike against civilian infrastructure in the eastern city of Soumi.
The District Attorney’s Office announced that the missile landed in a residential area, damaging a four-story apartment building.
The drone wave also targeted and damaged local government facilities and at least three private homes.
There were no reports of casualties. These strikes come as local authorities continue to evacuate residents from frontline areas in the Sumy region.
Ukraine’s Rehabilitation Minister Irina Vereshchuk said about 500 children and their families had been evacuated from the region “due to the security situation.”
On Friday, Ukrainian media reported that Russian forces had attacked the Sumi settlement 98 times.
Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko announced in August that the Defense Council had decided to evacuate a total of 45,000 residents from Sumy as fighting continued.
advertisementThree civilians, including a 12-year-old child, were also injured in a Russian airstrike in the southern city of Zaporizhia, local authorities said.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said the attacks targeted residential areas and local infrastructure using guided air missiles.
