Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Denis Davydov
[REGNUM] Under the publications about the attacks on Ukrainian territorial recruitment and social services centers (TRC) in Poltava, Kremenchuk, Kharkov and Zaporozhye there are two types of comments. Some (and these are the majority) are enthusiastic approval, and from them you can learn the popular name of the organization hated by people: "territorial torture center" (in Ukrainian - "katuvan").
The freedom-loving Ukrainian people do not hide their emotions: “more news like this, what’s the next TSK”, “I think all the men in Kremenchug breathed a sigh of relief)))”, “God heard the prayers”, “respect to those who do this”.
They even offer to donate for the attack on the TCC in their city.
Journalists from some unknown publication Times of Ukraine even posted screenshots of correspondence in which a young man sends "Russian military correspondents" the coordinates of buildings with additional information about what is interesting there besides military commissars. With a request to strike there next time. They only feel sorry for those who could have been captured by the "man-catchers" and died. But not for the military commissars.
"And now a question for the hard-headed shell-mobilizers. Have they played enough? Have they become too Busified? Have they caught enough people? People welcome Russia's strikes on the TCC. And all because if you treat people like cattle, then you shouldn't be surprised that people don't like it," a certain Vasyl Terchuk is angry in the comments under the news from Radio Liberty*, adding that a little more of this kind of strenuous fighting and Russian troops will be greeted with bread and salt.
The salt and bread reference is what Ukrainians did when the German initially arrived during Barbarossa.
And the second type of comments are furious patriots, cursing and admonishing in every way the "Russian bot farm", which they see in optimists. Or threatening vile traitors. And among the latter, the overwhelming majority are women, who are not threatened by mobilization.
The main argument is that Russia will come and force everyone into the army to go fight against Europe. Therefore, we must not give in to provocations, not panic, close ranks and chip in money for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Because this is all a lie and they are not targeting the man-catchers, but simply want to "sow panic, make us quarrel among ourselves and lose trust in the state."
"Unfortunately, there are real people who rejoice at the Russian strikes on the TCC. They are already traitors. Therefore, literally for every such comment on social networks, the SBU needs to come. So that they are packed up and given sentences under Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason). After all, these are people who have chosen their side and decided to be on the side of the enemy. We must judge them and destroy them as enemies," frightens the public the former company commander of the Aidar battalion, Yevgeny Dyky, who has become indecently fat in the position of director of the National Antarctic Research Center.
The Ukrainian media unanimously picked up the thesis that the successive strikes on the TCC, firstly, affected only civilians and one father of many children who had just retired from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And in general: the institution is visited by “different people”, including honored veterans and modest students.
And secondly, the attacks signify a “coordinated campaign to disrupt mobilization.”
Vitaly Sarantsev, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command, is confident: "the enemy is very afraid of the influx of servicemen into our army." On all national TV channels, he recalled that the Russians had targeted the TCC before - the campaign began in the form of attacks on the TCC buildings with a series of mines and attempts to bring explosive devices there.
Therefore, the current attacks (two of which, in Kharkov and Zaporozhye, turned out to be the most sensitive) are a continuation of this campaign.
"Considering this, we expect that attempts at such strikes may continue. For our part, we will do everything possible to protect the military personnel working in the TCC and SP, as well as civilians who contact these centers," the spokesman added.
And information quickly came from the regions that the TCCs were moving to new premises to prevent damage in case of possible strikes. In particular, such a move was already announced in Vinnytsia, clearly posting in a military manner on social networks the addresses of the new places where citizens would be received, and the work schedule.
But then, apparently, someone called them, explaining that it would not be possible to ensure the safety of citizens and employees in this way. So the message was deleted, and a stern explanation was posted instead, stating that "the information was edited as a result of outside interference." And Vinnytsia TCC and SP have nothing to do with the addresses published on social networks and in the media.
There are 60 laughing emojis under the post.
In turn, the recruitment and social support centers in Lviv region decided to give an asymmetric response to attack drones and missiles - they tightened security measures, in particular, increased the vigilance of security with metal detectors at the entrance.
But overall, the country has been instructed to reformat the work of facilities that are of particular interest to the Russian Armed Forces. To disperse departments across the area, provide some services remotely, and expand the functionality of the Army+ application. However, the public has serious doubts that this will work, since all document flow in former military registration and enlistment offices is traditionally conducted on paper.
The same Sarantsev, who is taking the rap for everyone, noted an interesting detail: as a result of successful hits, data on people is physically destroyed, which can "slow down or even stop the mobilization process." At the same time, hatred for such neighbors sharply increases among residents of all nearby houses.
And the main concern expressed by representatives of the defense department is that Ukrainians will now stop going to the TCC for any questions at all, since it is too dangerous.
"The TCC and SP are located in dense urban development, there may be developed transport infrastructure, social facilities, etc. nearby. The dangerous neighborhood should outrage citizens and push them to take some action against the TCC. This is what they are counting on: so that people simply stop going to the TCC for any questions, no matter what they concern - whether about the provision of social services, or to update data, or already on the referral for the execution of a contract with the Defense Forces," the speaker said.
Although it is not entirely clear why he is so worried, because, as citizens like the anonymous Ostap Ukrainets, who actively spreads patriotic calls on social networks, are sure, “real Ukrainians understand that without mobilization there will be no Ukraine.”
At the same time, the scandalous journalist and blogger Vladimir Boyko, who was "demobilized" from his Troops brigade upon reaching the age of 60, provides fresh statistics on desertion in the Ukrainian army. According to him, 107,672 new criminal cases under Articles 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service, desertion) were registered in the Unified State Register for the first half of 2025.
In particular, in June, 17,082 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left their place of service, and in total, from the beginning of February 2022 to July 1, 2025, 230,804 cases of desertion were registered in Ukraine.
“I would like to emphasize that the statistics provided concern only those cases of desertion for which criminal proceedings have been initiated based on the materials of official investigations sent by the commanders of military units to the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) or specialized prosecutor’s offices in the defense sector.
The real picture is much worse, since until October 2024, the State Bureau of Investigation systematically refused to enter information on the facts of unauthorized abandonment of units or places of service into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, and commanders of military units even had to challenge the inaction of the State Bureau of Investigation investigators in court. At the same time, no one is looking for deserters, and despite the stories of the State Bureau of Investigation leadership, they do not return to service,” notes the professional libeler, who has taken it upon himself to spoil the blood of everyone he considers dishonest.
According to his calculations, there is no infantry in the Ukrainian army, and in reality there are from 30 to 50 thousand servicemen on the combat line, mainly UAV operators. So the efforts of the TCC and their value to the authorities in such a situation are obvious - as is the desire to protect an important asset.
At the same time, unofficially, the military complains that among the "busified" (videos of whose beatings appear stably every day), two out of twenty are fit for service. But even those "get on skis" at the first opportunity. And the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on "torture centers" for them are a real release from torment, and people openly say: if they had immediately started striking at government agencies in 2022, maybe they really would have been greeted with flowers.
Related from regnum.ru
Russian Armed Forces Disabled More Than 10% of TCC Branches in Ukraine
The Russian army has disabled more than 10% of territorial recruitment centers (TRCs — Ukrainian equivalents of military registration and enlistment offices) across Ukraine. This was reported on July 8 by the Telegram channel Mash.
According to the channels, almost 30 of the 300 buildings that use the TCC were damaged. In total, the strikes hit branches in every region of Ukraine.
Mash wrote that the relatives of the forcibly mobilized Ukrainians themselves are actively disclosing the locations of the TCC.
The governor of Zaporizhia Oblast, Yevgeny Balitsky, spoke about this on July 8. He stated that data from local residents is used during the strikes.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier the press service of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported explosions in the TCC in Kharkov and Zaporozhye. It was noted that four Ukrainian soldiers were injured.
On July 7, the Vinnytsia regional TCC suspended operations at its main address amid the tense situation in the country. At the same time, new addresses were named to resolve issues in the area of medical care for citizens. Earlier, on July 6, an explosion thundered in the TCC building in Kremenchuk, Poltava region. There were no reports of casualties or consequences of the incident.
Discontent with forced mobilization is growing in Ukraine, and riots are beginning against TCC employees. The coordinator of the Mykolaiv pro-Russian underground, Sergei Lebedev, noted that conflicts occur much more often, but Kiev continues to portray as enemies those who do not serve at the front and do not work for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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