Fleet of men from Ukraine: the desperate fight against forced recruitment

Ukrainian men of conscripts experience an urgent escape from Ukraine, while their government increasingly reaches for forced recruitment. After almost three years of war, according to reports from krone.at there are only a few more ready to enter the army voluntarily. Recruitment officers combed through night clubs and public events and arrange men, who are then brought directly to military training camps. Sergey Jgorolskiy, a 32-year-old from Ukraine, brutally describes the Situation: "They catch people and send them to war. This is slavery."

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like FOCUS.de Escape routes to escape conscription. Sergey, who fled illegally from Ukraine to Germany, crossed forests and rivers so as not to be discovered. The situation was similar Bogdan Khorolski, a 23-year-old architect who hiked through the Carpathians for eleven days. Both men speak of a corrupt system that enables some wealthy people to buy themselves from conscription. "The closed borders make Ukraine a prison for men," said Khorolski.

In the past few months, thousands of men have left Ukraine to escape military service, and the numbers continue to rise. Many are forced to either go to the front or to flee in a shocking way. Another aspect that contains the refugees is manipulation by border officials who make it easier for funds between 10,000 and 15,000 euros. This throws a worrying light on the situation of the civilian population, since expectations to the Ukrainian government and the oligarchs are steadily decreasing. Sergey and Bogdan see their escape as an act of self -defense in an increasingly repressive environment.