Ukrainian mother’s agony highlights abuse and weaponization of draft

KRYVYI RIG: The last time 68-year-old Tetiana Zaitseva saw her son Artem, she was bringing him clothes after he was detained and taken to an army recruitment center the night before. When she got home, she was told her son was dead. “I trusted them with my child,” Zaitseva told AFP at her home, her face contorted with pain. “And they can’t find out who did it or tell the truth.” The 44-year-old’s death, officially attributed to heart disease, is one of a number linked to Ukraine’s mobilization campaign — mandatory military service introduced to fight Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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