219 men were pulled from Kiev venues and sent for military registration.
The Ukrainian capital, Kiev, has raided hundreds of nightclubs, handed out fines for curfew violations and drug possession, and summoned 219 men for mandatory military service.
Kiev Police Chief Ivan Vyhivsky announced on Monday that around 420 establishments were targeted in raids over the weekend. Two clubs were found to be operating at night, despite the city's curfew, and 413 people were found to be violating the city's curfew. People in possession of drugs were charged with criminal offenses, and 173 partygoers were charged with petty hooliganism. Vyhivsky also announced that his officers searched men of conscription age for their military papers and summoned 219 men to the enlistment office.
Ukraine currently requires all men aged between 18 and 60 to register for military service, and has forbidden men in this age range from leaving the country. Even men who volunteered to the country's Territorial Defense Units stationed in their hometown cities and cities as a last line of defense are now sent to the front lines, despite the fact that only those with prior military experience were initially sent to the front lines.
Russian forces are steadily gaining ground in eastern Ukraine, backed by superior air and artillery power. Kiev recently admitted to losing 1,000 troops per day, and is replenishing its beleaguered forces with conscripts, women, and convicts.
Military officials are serving draft notices to men at malls, recreation areas, gas stations, but it doesn't matter where, a source within the Ukrainian military told RT.
Some men of recruitment age are hiding out in the countryside, while others in cities have set up Telegram channels to track the movements of recruiters and avoid being served their call-up papers, unenthused at the prospect of being sent to confront the might of the Russian military.
The main role of Vyhivsky in Kiev is to make sure that the public complies with martial law. He said police and military commissars patrol the city streets, squares and parks at night, as well as focus on inspections of night entertainment venues. We will conduct such tests because every resident of the capital must understand the seriousness of the situation and be aware of the danger that still exists.