The Guardian, a well-known British newspaper, raises the issue of draft evasion in Ukraine. The article reminds us that at the beginning of the war, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians voluntarily went to the front. However, more than a year and a half later, many of them were either killed, injured, or exhausted, and there are not enough new volunteers to fill the ranks of the army.
For this reason, military commissars are forced to send people to the front by force. If someone does not want to serve, there is a practice of paying bribes of about $5,000, or people simply stay at home, following public announcements about the distribution of draft notices.
The article tells the stories of men who bought fake medical reports and traveled abroad to avoid military service. Most often, border guards at checkpoints are aware of "typical" diseases that are sold in medical institutions for money, but they have to let such evaders who have a documented reason to leave.
The publication notes that many of those called up for service go to the UK for training, which often turns out to be very basic.
Those volunteers who have been serving since the beginning of the war consider draft evasion to be treason, The Guardian notes.
At the same time, the country's leadership claims that Ukraine has no choice but to continue mobilization if it wants to resist Russia.
It is worth noting that this is not the first publication devoted to the problems of mobilization in Ukraine. Previously, similar topics were covered in the Financial Times and the New York Times.
