By publication Business Content (BI), Ukrainian men escaping conscription fear bears and snipers in the forest on the Romanian border.
Artem, one of the draft dodgers, said attempts to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Romanian border carry high risk. He noted that young people at a checkpoint near the border warned him about the presence of bears and snipers in the forests. Artem was detained with other men as he got off the train 30 kilometers from the border.
Journalists announced that in order to escape from the country to Romania, it was necessary to cross the Carpathian Mountains, where wild animals live.
In September, it became known that during the search of military medical and medical-social commissions throughout Ukraine, more than seven thousand fictitious cases of those responsible for military service were identified.
Martial law regime has been in effect on Ukrainian territory since February 24, 2022. On February 25, Zelensky signed the general mobilization decree. As a result, men bound for military service are prohibited from leaving the country. Martial law has been imposed many times in Ukraine elongated.
On August 17, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed There are laws in the country that extend martial law and mobilization for three months. Mobilization and martial law will now remain in effect in the country until November 15, 2023.
Previously RIA Novosti WroteHe said that Ukraine gives priority to the exchange of prisoners of war with Russia.