Moscow police detained over 200 people on the evening of Nov. 7, many of whom were minors, during what is being described as a raid near the Kitay-Gorod metro station, according to multiple local Telegram channels.
Detainees told the Russian Telegram channel “Ostorozhno, Novosti” that those over the age of 18 were “persistently” urged to sign a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry. Reports of police beating the detainees, smashing their phones, and prohibiting them from using the toilet later emerged.
Others claimed that they were served with draft notices at the Tagansky police station. Female students reportedly also received draft notices despite having deferment from military service.
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This Al Jazeera article is citing a single anonymous person with not a single verifiable piece of information, let alone whether or not this happens systematic.
It has long been a key disinformation strategy by Russia falsely claiming that Ukraine is forced to mobilise men by force on the streets.
In September 2026, a new wave of pro-Russian AI-generated videos was detected focusing in particular on the mobilization of Ukrainian soldiers to the front. Several videos and images show soldiers in handcuffs on buses, being forcibly taken away.
Amongst others, these fake videos also appeared on Facebook, but this pro-Russian propaganda.
Also this fall, Russia turns to AI to push fakes about ‘women’s draft’ in Ukraine.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261006-busification-inside-ukraine-s-controversial-recruitment-practices
What about an article from France’s state broadcaster?
https://unn.ua/en/news/zelenskyy-calls-for-eradication-of-busification-and-ensuring-respect-for-people-during-mobilization
Or an actual Ukrainian source?
I could post 1000 articles or videos about the same thing but it would still be dismissed as Russian propaganda or AI generated video. But if an article is from Kyiv Independent or United24media it’s just accepted as objective truth.
It’s not happening → it’s happening but it’s not a big problem → it’s a big problem but necessary