Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have detained the head of one of the departments of the Chernivtsi district territorial center of procurement and social support (TCC and SP) and four of his subordinates. They are suspected of illegal detention and torture of conscripts, kidnapping, and receiving a bribe.

This was reported on October 30 by the State Bureau of Investigation .The detentions took place on October 21 with the assistance of the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, the officials of one of the TCC departments in the city of Kitsman, Chernivtsi region, used physical violence against conscripts. Men were forcibly detained on the streets, and after being taken to the TCC premises, according to law enforcement, the abuse continued to force them to seemingly voluntarily agree to mobilization.

One of the documented episodes took place in early February 2026. During the detention of a conscript, a traumatic weapon was used, resulting in the man being wounded in the leg.

Despite the injury, the victim was taken to the TCC and SP. According to the SBI, he was not provided with the necessary medical care. Moreover, investigators claim that the man was forced to remove the bullet from the wound himself.

Another episode concerns the alleged kidnapping of a combat participant on September 30. According to the case materials, the TCC officials had a personal conflict with the man, after which they organized surveillance of him.

When the victim approached a pedestrian crossing, he was forcibly pulled into a car. It later turned out that the man was a veteran who had been defending Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion and took part in the battles for Kyiv, Irpin, and Bakhmut.

Separately, law enforcement documented the extortion and receipt of 5.5 thousand euros in illicit benefit from a conscript. According to the investigation, the money was received by officials for his release after detention.

In total, within the framework of the criminal proceedings, the SBI documented four episodes of alleged torture, one case of kidnapping, as well as extortion and receipt of a bribe.

All five suspects were detained on October 21. The head of the department and three of his subordinates were notified of suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty or kidnapping by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, causing physical suffering to the victim (Part 2 of Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Four subordinates are also suspected of receiving an unlawful benefit by prior conspiracy by a group of persons (Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Two of them are additionally charged with torture committed by a state representative (Part 3 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The most severe sanction of the incriminated articles provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Law enforcement is checking other possible cases of illegal actions by TCC officials and identifying persons who may have suffered.

Procedural supervision is carried out by the Chernivtsi Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Defense Sector of the Western Region.

The guilt of the suspects must be proven in court.