Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC)

The TRC is a territorial recruitment center. The TRC is tasked with managing the military obligation (position) and military service of citizens: engaging in mobilization preparation and mobilization; managing the military registration of conscripts, those liable for military service, and reservists within the territory of the corresponding administrative-territorial unit; conducting the selection of candidates for military service under contract; participating in the selection of citizens for service in the military reserve; preparing and conducting the mobilization of human and transport resources during special periods; ensuring the organization of social and legal protection for those called up for assemblies in the Armed Forces, war veterans and military service veterans, retired military personnel and their families; participating in military-patriotic education. The TRC has been subjected to significant criticism from the public and human rights activists for illegal detentions, "busification," corruption, and documentation errors.

Criticism came from Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Defense Committee, who noted instances of defense industry workers and visually impaired individuals being mobilized. He emphasized that healthy and motivated people should be conscripted into the army, not just those who were "caught."

Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets condemned the actions of TCC workers who detained citizens or demanded their documents in the middle of the street. He emphasized that military recruitment office employees have no right to such actions against civilians.

Criticism also often stems from cases of misconduct and documentation errors. Lawyer Roman Kichka noted that military registration and enlistment offices have been improperly processing documents and incorrectly citing legal requirements for many years, leading to illegal fines for citizens who updated their information in the Reserve+ app and visited regional centers to verify their data.

Nikolai himself was once caught by the TCC, but he miraculously managed to escape the army, so he joined their ranks.

Nikolai himself is loyal, polite, and tolerant. He dislikes and dislikes violence, but his profession sometimes forces him to use force, though he tries to avoid it at all costs. At work and with those his squad catches, he is always silent and often says nothing at all, but only because, again, his profession requires intimidation, and he is not very good at it.