A young Russian trying to avoid military service in Russia asked a friend to break his leg to stay out of the recruitment process imposed by President Vladimir Putin, who wants 300,000 more men at war in Ukraine.
The socalled “partial mobilization” has resulted in hundreds of thousands of men between the ages of 18 and 35 being banned from leaving the regions in which they live.
The enlistment of the military sparked widespread protests and panic across the country among young people, who took increasingly radical measures to avoid military service.
Some have attempted to leave the country and cross the border into neighboring Georgia, Finland, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, with queues stretching for miles.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, a distraught Russian shows the horrific measures some are taking to avoid being drafted into the army. He sits on the ground in front of a ladder and puts his feet on the steps..
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Seconds later, a friend jumps down the stairs and falls on the outstretched leg, allegedly broken bone. The man lets out a scream and bends over sideways, feeling excruciating pain. The friend stops upset with the situation.
Conscripts in the Russian Federation break their legs to avoid being mobilized pic.twitter.com/DJzUJzrIrA
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“Recruits in the Russian Federation break their legs to avoid being mobilized”says the viral video.
An article in The Economist quotes another Russian who clings to a vision problem to keep from going forward. There are reports of those summoned, who are said to have physical or health problems, being examined by military doctors to determine their fitness to go to war.
A line of Russians trying to flee the war call in Ukraine. Photo: AFP
Column of Russian cars on the border with Georgia: fleeing the call for war in Ukraine Photo: Reproduction / Twitter
Videos are circulating on social media showing newly deployed Russian troops being denied food and water after they complained bad conditions. The Ukraine Reporter Twitter account quoted one soldier as saying: “You have limited access to the bathroom.”
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