02 September 2026, 18:52
Mykolaiv will be the first city to install cameras in TCC buses
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PHOTO: Screenshot from a video showing forced mobilization
The Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration has ordered the city council to install video surveillance cameras on vehicles used to transport mobilized personnel. This is intended to put an end to incidents of beatings and injuries sustained by people on TCC minibuses, which have so far gone uninvestigated.
This is stated in a letter from the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration signed by Acting Head Georgy Reshetilov, which was published by People’s Deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko.
At a meeting of the Mykolaiv Regional Defense Council, the mayor was instructed to ensure that conscripts and reservists are transported in vehicles equipped with continuous video surveillance systems installed directly inside the passenger compartments.
This involves transporting people to training camps, special military unit assemblies, territorial mobilization centers (TMCs), and joint mobilization centers (JMCs), as well as the regional joint mobilization center.
The Executive Committee of the Mykolaiv City Council is already working on how to equip vehicles with 24-hour surveillance cameras.
The decision came following the work of the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigative Commission, which is investigating possible violations of defense legislation. In June 2026, the commission issued a series of recommendations, including the installation of 24-hour surveillance cameras in TCC vehicles.
According to MP Goncharenko, the commission has repeatedly examined cases in which conscripts were beaten, maimed, or even killed in TCC vans. Investigations into such cases have always remained shrouded in “mystery,” and instead of explanations, people were told stories about “accidental falls” or “epileptic seizures.”
“This will no longer happen, because there has already been a response and initial action has been taken,” the MP wrote.
Video surveillance in TCC vehicles is intended to ensure the legality of actions during the transport of conscripts and provide law enforcement with concrete evidence to investigate possible illegal actions by TCC employees.
Mykolaiv became the first city where the Regional State Administration officially required the city council to install cameras on public transportation. Other cities and regions are expected to follow suit.
Previously, following an inspection by representatives of the Human Rights Commissioner at the Mykolaiv Regional TCC and Joint Staff assembly point, six men were released—they had no legal grounds to be held there. Among them was a man with broken ribs, as well as individuals who had legal grounds for deferment from mobilization.
In addition, the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) has opened a case against officials at one of the district military registration and enlistment offices in the Mykolaiv region. They are suspected of unlawfully detaining and torturing a man during mobilization operations.
