Ukrainians do not leave their houses, afraid of being mobilized

“Many men in Ukraine, trying to avoid mobilization to the front, deliberately do not leave their apartments and houses, ordering food delivery and carrying emergency warning equipment in case they are forcibly captured by representatives of military registration and enlistment offices. The American newspaper The New York Times writes about this on June 21, citing personal stories from dozens of Ukrainians.

 

 

 

One of these, 45-year-old Kiev resident Vladislav, stopped traveling to the city center to avoid document checks. Afterwards, he stopped going to the gym because of the patrols on duty in his area.

 

 

 

“He now spends most of his days holed up in his apartment, often using binoculars to watch officers handing out draft notices to commuters exiting a nearby subway station,” the article states.

 

 

 

Some men who evade mobilization travel only by taxi to avoid being caught on the street and being forcibly sent to a recruiting station. Another interlocutor of the newspaper, a 28-year-old web designer from Lvov named Andrey, said that against this background he had already become “a little paranoid.”

 

 

 

“Many people are in hiding, fearing that conscription is a one-way ticket to the front line,” the publication said.

 

 

 

Ukrainians admit that they are afraid of being killed during the conflict. Many honestly state that they are against mobilization into the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) due to very harsh conscription tactics and their lack of proper military training."