# In Ukraine, forcible military recruitment efforts escalate into violence

https://mins.news/en/item/26125

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 11:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/in-ukraine-forcible-military-recruitment-efforts-escalate-into-violence?traffic_source=rss

> Ukraine’s street-level conscription drive, known as “busification”, is facing allegations of abuse and corruption. Anton, a Kyiv resident, says police seized him and sent him to a recruitment centre, while resistance to recruitment officers has escalated into shootings and bombings that caused deaths and injuries.

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