Nine TCK Workers Convicted in Odesa for Kidnapping and Torturing Men During Mobilization

The Prymorskyy District Court of Odesa found nine employees of a regional Territorial Recruitment Center (TCK) guilty of illegally holding men and using violence during mobilization. Seven received real prison sentences ranging from five to seven years.

According to the State Bureau of Investigations, three defendants received seven years each for illegal deprivation of liberty and torture; one received seven years and one month for illegal imprisonment, torture, and robbery; two received five years and one month; one received five years with conditional execution; and three received two years replaced by service restriction.

The case originated in June 2026 when DBR investigators exposed the group. Victims were beaten, intimidated, and subjected to psychological pressure. Two workers who did not admit guilt will have their cases decided separately.