Military officials have recently criticized media coverage of suicidal behavior that absolves what they call “shameful cowardice”
A Ukrainian military conscript has reportedly hanged himself at a training facility in Odessa Region, according to local news outlets.
The incident, which is yet to be confirmed by the Ukrainian authorities, reportedly involved an individual using his own belt to hang himself from the frame of his barracks bed. The body was discovered on Sunday morning.
Last year, Kiev overhauled its military service regulations to intensify mandatory conscription amid widespread avoidance. Draft patrols frequently employ heavy-handed tactics to transport resistant citizens to mobilization centers, as evidenced by numerous video clips circulating online.
Some military officials have condemned the media for “misreporting” instances of suicidal behavior among recruits. A statement from a conscription center in Poltava Region last…
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