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Eugene

(61,593 posts)
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 07:04 PM Sep 2022

Moscow tries to draft fleeing Russian men at the borders

Source: Associated Press

Moscow tries to draft fleeing Russian men at the borders

September 28, 2022

LARSI, Georgia (AP) — Long lines of Russians trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continued to clog highways out of the country on Wednesday, and Moscow reportedly set up draft offices at borders to intercept some of them.

North Ossetia, a Russian region that borders Georgia, declared a state of “high alert” and said that food, water, warming stations and other aid should be brought in for those who have spent days in queues. Volunteers on the Georgian side of the border also have brought water, blankets and other assistance.

North Ossetia restricted many passenger cars from entering its territory, and set up a draft office at the Verkhy Lars border crossing, Russian news agencies said. Some media outlets released photos at the crossing showing a black van with “military enlistment office” written on it.

Another such draft checkpoint was set up in Russia along the Finnish border, according to the independent Russian news outlet Meduza.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-georgia-moscow-government-and-politics-482165571df054a4d58d0afddafc782b

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Moscow tries to draft fleeing Russian men at the borders (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2022 OP
Mother Russia wants YOU! Chainfire Sep 2022 #1
I wonder if they still draft by handing a piece of paper to draftees underpants Sep 2022 #2
You go where the fishing is good. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #3

Chainfire

(17,305 posts)
1. Mother Russia wants YOU!
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 07:11 PM
Sep 2022

I don't blame the young men from trying to escape the prison that is Russia today.

underpants

(182,274 posts)
2. I wonder if they still draft by handing a piece of paper to draftees
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 08:08 PM
Sep 2022

I read a 10 year old Amnesty International article. They notified people of the draft by basically serving them with the papers. There’s an extension network of Moms that help each other get their kids (or hide them) from the draft.

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