Before the ambulance arrived, the man reportedly was provided with first aid."The police officers who arrived at the scene stated that he had died by natural causes showing no signs of a struggle," the statement read. Law enforcement officers are investigating the death of the man, according to the enlistment center. There have been multiple cases of suspected abuses committed by enlistment officials toward civilians and conscripts since Ukraine started a large-scale mobilization after the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.A 49-year-old man reportedly died at a military enlistment center in Ternopil Oblast in late February after staying at the center for multiple days.He was reportedly found to be epileptic but had bruises all over his body. The Special Prosecutor's Office of Ternopil was investigating the conduct of the center's employees for potentially abusing power.A commander of the security department at the Ternopil military enlistment office was charged with torture last October, and another staff member of the same department was charged with illegal imprisonment of a civilian.Ukraine recently updated the legal framework in order to ramp up mobilization this year amid manpower shortages.
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