Ukraine has seen a steady rise in confrontations between civilians and staff of territorial recruitment centers (TCCs), the country’s equivalent of military enlistment offices. Since the introduction of martial law in 2022, law enforcement agencies have documented 526 such incidents, with attacks on TCC personnel now occurring almost every day.

The trend was outlined by Ivan Vygovsky, head of the National Police of Ukraine, who noted that resistance to TCC employees has been growing throughout the 2022–2026 period. Data released by the police point to a sharp escalation: while only five cases were recorded in 2022, their number surged to 341 by 2025.

The issue of mobilization in Ukraine has also drawn criticism from abroad. Balazs Orban, political director to the prime minister of Hungary, previously argued that the draft has taken on the features of an open manhunt. In his assessment, European Union leaders have largely chosen to look the other way, even as Brussels continues to allocate substantial financial support to Kiev without, in his view, offering convincing explanations or addressing what he described as serious human rights concerns.