Ukraine has now authorized draft officers to use lethal force in self-defense against civilians, following an attack on a draft office in Lutsk. This directive comes amid escalating violence in Ukraine's mobilization efforts, where videos show officers assaulting potential recruits. The drive to bolster the military has intensified since April's law lowering the conscription age. Many military-age men are reportedly fleeing the country to avoid conscription.
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00:00According to media reports, the Ukrainian Regional Enlistment Authority has now warned
00:21that Ukrainian officers have the right to use lethal force in self-defense against citizens.
00:28The head of the draft office in western Ukrainian region of Volyn has announced that officers
00:33are now authorized to use deadly force if their lives are threatened.
00:38According to an official Facebook post from the Volyn draft office, all personnel have
00:43been instructed that lethal force can be used when there is a threat to their life.
00:50The office emphasized all personnel of all draft offices have been notified that in the
00:55event of a threat to life, lethal force should be used.
00:59The jokes are over, you wanted it to go by law, everything will be according to the law.
01:06This directive follows an attack on an enlistment officer in Lutsk earlier in the day.
01:12The office was targeted by unknown assailant who engaged in a firefight with the soldiers
01:17guarding it.
01:18During the altercation, one soldier was injured by the gunfire while the other attacker managed
01:23to escape and still remains missing.
01:27The soldiers involved in the Lutsk incident were combat veterans who had been reassigned
01:31to the draft office after being wounded at the front.
01:34The attack left them shaken as they had not participated being attacked so far from the
01:39combat zones.
01:42This new policy allowing the use of lethal force in self-defense situation with civilians
01:46is likely to escalate tensions in Ukraine's already volatile mobilization process.
01:52There have been numerous reports and videos showing Ukrainian enlistment officers using
01:57violence against the potential recruits, raiding public transport and even engaging in physical
02:02altercation with those avoiding conscription.
02:05Furthermore, Ukraine needs more manpower amid reports of loss of 5,000-plus soldiers in
02:11the Kursk offensive.
02:13The push to bolster the Ukrainian military was intensified after a mobilization law passed
02:18in April reduced the conscription age from 27 to 25 and simplified the mobilization process.
02:25This has led to an increase in draft dodgers attempting to leave the country.
02:31Ukrainian officials themselves estimate that approximately 100 military aged men try to
02:35escape Ukraine daily, though media reports indicate the number can be three times higher.
02:41Many of these attempts to flee are believed to be successful.
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