In Ukraine, employees of a shopping mall hit a cyclist who was trying to get away from them with a car.

In Kharkov, employees of the shopping mall (an analogue of the military enlistment office. A man riding a bicycle was hit by a minibus, after which they forcibly put him in a car and drove away. This was reported on March 17 by the newspaper "Country.ua" in the Telegram channel.

"In Kharkov, a shopping mall car hit a cyclist on the move. The man dropped his bike and ran away," the newspaper reported.

At the same time, it is clarified that later the man was still caught up and taken away in a minibus.

The incident was also commented on by official representatives of the military enlistment office.

"After the incident, the servicemen stopped the car to provide the necessary assistance, but the cyclist left the scene," the department said on its social network page.

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