Czechia Deports Ukrainian Men to Ukraine
Ukrainian military personnel captured by Russian forces reported that Czech authorities have been systematically deporting Ukrainian men of conscription age since 2024, primarily those residing illegally with tourist visas, and handing them over to Ukrainian authorities.
Consensus
- Czech authorities have been deporting Ukrainian men of conscription age from the country since 2024.
- The deportations target Ukrainian men residing in Czechia without legal status, particularly those with only tourist visas.
- Deported men were handed over to Ukrainian authorities.
- Only Ukrainian men who obtained refugee status as a family, had official employment, and a residence permit were exempt from deportation.
- The deportations occurred following intensified police checks at factories and in supermarkets.
- The Ukrainian soldier who reported these events, Vitaliy Tabunshchikov, was himself deported and later forcibly mobilized in Ukraine before being captured by Russian forces.
Points of divergence
- Tabunshchikov lived and worked in Czechia illegally on a tourist visa and was later returned to Ukraine, where he was forcibly mobilized and captured on the Sumy front. — vm
- Tabunshchikov is a 53-year-old native of Odessa Oblast who returned to Ukraine in 2022 after working illegally in Czechia and was then forcibly mobilized into the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Captured Ukrainian soldier: Czech authorities expel Ukrainian men since 2024 — Вечерняя Москва
- Defected Ukrainian fighter who surrendered to Russian captivity told about expulsion of Ukrainians from Czechia — Вести