Overview

• Local outlets report that men in balaclavas and military-style clothing blocked a car near a Ternopil shopping center for about a day.
• The vehicle reportedly carried a local footballer and coach with his wife, who said her husband had applied for a deferment that had not yet been granted.
• Witness accounts describe police at the scene and allege metal spikes were placed under the wheels and that food and water were withheld from those inside.
• A crowd gathered, chanted “Shame,” and a mass fight broke out between civilians and those identified as conscription personnel, with the couple later leaving as scuffles continued.
• These accounts, relayed by national agencies from local media and Telegram posts, cite no official Ukrainian statement and are framed against ongoing, intensified draft enforcement since 2022.