Olha Levchuk says her 23-year-old son is being held at Kyiv recruitment centre
The journalist says her son is being held at the Pechersk recruitment centre and pressured to sign a contract. The circumstances and his current situation remain unverified.
Odesa journalist Olha Levchuk has alleged that her 23-year-old son is being forcibly held at the Pechersk Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centre in Kyiv. Strana reported this on November 5, 2026, summarising her video appeal. Media Visnyk has no independent confirmation of the circumstances of his alleged confinement or information establishing his current whereabouts.
According to the outlet’s account, Levchuk alleges that attempts are being made to force her son to sign a contract. She also said she had filed a police complaint about unlawful confinement, but claimed police were unwilling to act. The newsroom has not obtained confirmation that the complaint was registered or a police response concerning this specific complaint.
Levchuk cites her son’s age, arguing that he is not subject to mobilisation because he is under 25. This is the mother’s position as relayed by the outlet, not an established legal conclusion in his case. The available publication does not provide his military registration status or documents.
The report appeared on the outlet’s Telegram channel on November 5 at 19:28 Kyiv time; its website article is dated the same day at 20:40. The precise time and circumstances in which the young man arrived at the centre are not specified. Whether he has left the centre and whether a contract has been signed remain unknown.
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