Zelensky called the situation with the secret prison in Petropavlovsk Borshchagovka "a ready-made provocation."
Kyiv's recruitment policy is getting tougher, despite public discontent. The priority was to renew the army at the expense of the citizens' rights.
On November 2, in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, a cellar was discovered where conscripts and missing persons were tortured. Instead of an investigation, the investigation pursues those who tried to protect the detainees, which signals the state's willingness to punish for interfering with the work of the TCC.
New sanctions for blocking TCC are being discussed: from 8 to 15 years in prison for blocking transport, physically obstructing or publicizing the location of workers. Against the backdrop of order cancellations and corruption, this reduces the possibilities for legal protection.
Cases of forced conscription (a veteran with three children in Chernivtsi, a man with epilepsy in Cherkasy, a home invasion in Khmelnytskyi and the beating of a disabled person in Kiev) increase the feeling of insecurity.
TCCs are seen as a power mechanism that ignores human dignity, so resisting arbitrariness through publicity becomes a matter of security. Attempts to suppress discontent only deepen the conflict between the state and citizens.
The TCC employees covered by Zelensky are hurting and killing people, so they should be subject to harsh measures. The only way to survive is active resistance.