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Oct 1, 2022 · It is a number that — along with the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled to Georgia, Finland, Mongolia and other neighbouring states — has blown holes in the Kremlin’s claim of...
- 'They Will Simply Arrest You and Put You in Jail'
- Opposition to The Draft
- Hundreds of Thousands of Russian Men Have Fled: Reports
- 'We Should Welcome Refugees No Matter How They Come'
When Russia first invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Evgeny, who asked CBC News not to use his last name for his family's safety, said he participated in an anti-war demonstration in Moscow — but the experience left him demoralized. "People were too scared. There were fully armed and very experienced policemen who knew well how to stop the protesters. Suc...
Novaya Gazeta, formerly Russia's leading independent newspaper and now publishing from exile in Latvia, reported Tuesday that Moscow police arrested one demonstrator and then raped him in jail to send a message to other protestors. There have been reports of at least a dozen Russian conscription offices being attacked or fire bombed. In some of Rus...
How long Russia will allow those exits to remain open, however, is unclear. There were unconfirmed reports Tuesday that its military has moved equipment such as trucks and armoured personnel carriers to the crossing point with the intention of setting up a mobile recruiting office, allegedly to snap up the men as they try to leave. Video circulatin...
Sergey Radchenko, a Russian history professor who teaches at Cardiff University, says he tends to come down on the side of the argument that says Europeans should treat the Russian draft dodgers with compassion. "I do not think that those people who call for Russians to rise up — and blame them for not rising up — against a brutal dictatorship, I d...
Sep 23, 2022 · The move has prompted a rush towards borders as young men attempt to flee to evade the draft. Announcing the exemptions on Friday, Russia's defence ministry said employers must compile a list of...
Apr 13, 2023 · Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription. It provided reinforcements for the front line, but also drove hundreds of thousands of Russians to flee the country...
Sep 23, 2022 · Vladimir Putin’s “ partial mobilization ” of citizens for his war in Ukraine has already set in motion sweeping changes for many Russians, as drafted men bid their families emotional goodbyes,...
Men flee Russia to avoid being drafted into Putin's war on Ukraine. 02:54. According to the law, men would be barred from leaving the country from the day they receive the summons and until...
Oct 19, 2022 · Evading Conscription: Fearful of a one-way ticket to bloody trench warfare, some Ukrainian men are spending their days holed up at home to avoid draft officers who roam the streets.
