I see other The Daily Beast articles up on this board. I can only assume the previous thread was deleted for the added video link
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-real-reason-thousands-are-fleeing-conscription-in-ukraineThe Mad King Zelenksy, Ruler of Ashes and the First of His Name is devastating Russia with wave after wave of Ukrainian conscripts aged 18 to 60
The Real Reason Thousands Are Fleeing Conscription in Ukraine
There aren’t enough volunteers in Ukraine to make up for the constant flow of dead and wounded soldiers, filling the country’s graveyards and hospital beds.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his military commanders seek an additional 450,000 to 500,000 men to compensate for casualties and expand the army in 2024. Finding men to replace the fallen is becoming more complex.
As people’s hope of a quick victory has faded and horror stories fill living rooms, some Ukrainian men are hiding to avoid mobilization.
Some stay home and avoid the streets, where police or military officers hand out draft notices and take men to military bases. Others flee Ukraine with falsified documents.
All healthy men between 18 and 60 are prohibited from leaving the country, so you need fake medical records to cross the border. The Daily Beast, for example, knows of one couple who bought fake documents stating that their child is disabled in order to let the father to flee the country.
The Daily Beast met a 31-year-old man who is trying to avoid being drafted into the army. He spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity as he worries that he will be dragged to the military after publication.
The number of peoplewho don’t want to join the army, is unknown. People are afraid to raise their voices in public and simply stay at home to avoid detection. Around 20,000 men have fled Ukraine illegally since the Russian invasion began, according to the BBC. At least three men are reported to have drowned trying to escape Ukraine.
