The State Bureau of Investigations uncovered evidence that military personnel from a Kharkiv Territorial Recruitment Center, posing as Security Service employees, broke into a private residence and tortured civilians to extract confessions about drug distribution involvement.

Military personnel from Kharkiv TRC broke into a private residence, posed as Security Service employees, and tortured civilians to extract confessions about drug distribution

TRC major organized the group involving recruitment officers and security personnel who entered a private residence under pretext of mobilization-related checks

Group identified themselves as SBU members, used physical force and threatened civilians with weapons to extract confessions related to alleged drug offenses

One man was shot and wounded after attempting to resist during the incident

Two victims were forcibly taken to a TRC facility, held for extended period, beaten, threatened and pressured to provide information

One victim was forced to sign documents including cancellation of military service deferment

One victim was later released while the other escaped

Six individuals identified as part of the group acting according to prearranged plan

Suspects formally notified of suspicion on charges of torture committed by group acting in conspiracy, carrying penalty up to 10 years