Recruiters retreat after mobilized man arrives with a leopard.

Employees of the territorial recruitment center in the Dnipropetrovsk region failed to apprehend their target. The reason was unusual: the mobilized man had a leopard. The man was walking with the predator on a leash in the forest when two representatives of the authorities approached him. Seeing the animal standing next to the man, the officials decided not to take any risks and retreated. In videos circulating online, you can see the leopard standing near the man, while two employees of the TCC (Territorial Recruitment Center) are keeping their distance. "This is our first encounter with the TCC. Yes, this is Zeus?" the man commented for the camera, referring to his pet.

This is not the first time that military recruitment officers have encountered resistance due to animals or enemy equipment. Previously, Russian drone operators prevented forced mobilization in the Kherson region. Soldiers grabbed a local resident and tried to force him into a minivan. FPV (First-Person View) drone operators noticed what was happening from afar. Hearing the sound of an approaching drone, the employees of the TCC released the man and scattered. The man took advantage of the opportunity and escaped. As a result, the Russian drone destroyed the Ukrainian recruitment vehicle along with one of its employees inside.

Last year, in Ukraine, even a dog was "weaponized.