A Ukrainian police officer tried to take two men fleeing mobilization to the Moldovan border in an official car. Ukrainian publication “Strana” writes about this, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.
Police sergeant Sergei Petrov resorted to special signals and, together with the fugitives Alexander Tsymbalist and Vitaly Advakhov, tried to break through the checkpoint to the border zone. All three were detained, an administrative protocol was drawn up against the smugglers, and a criminal case was filed against the police.
Since martial law was declared in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and President Vladimir Zelensky signed the general mobilization decree, men aged 18-60 have been banned from leaving the country.
The country is also looking to recruit more women due to significant losses in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In December, the government banned citizens from free access to the border area, which now requires special permits.
Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Alexey Goncharenko statedIt is stated that the new bill on tightening mobilization in Ukraine is deceiving people, because it actually makes demobilization impossible. According to Goncharenko, demobilization should be unconditional after the expiration of a certain period of service. He called on local legislatures to contact the Verkhovna Rada and demand adjustment of this norm.
February 7 First reading of the Verkhovna Rada accepted Law on tightening mobilization in Ukraine. 329 MPs voted in favor of the bill, 12 MPs voted against it, and 45 MPs abstained.
Previously resided in Kuzbass detained For trying to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.