MOSCOW, Jan 30 evasion of mobilization, said the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Alexander Dubinsky.
In Ukraine, evasion of military service during mobilization provides for criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for up to five years.
«In Ukraine, the courts began to make decisions on evasion of mobilization. In particular, the Okhtyrsky Interdistrict Court of the Sumy Region imposed a sentence of three years in prison on a citizen who did not arrive to be sent to the place of service,» Dubinsky wrote in your Telegram channel.
A number of Ukrainian media reported in winter about raids on conscripts passing through the country. It was reported about the use of ambulances by the military to transport mobilized to collection points, the distribution of subpoenas by employees of public utilities. The Ukrainian military explained the increased cases of distribution of subpoenas in crowded places by the unwillingness of citizens to communicate with military registration and enlistment office staff at home. The media reported that Ukrainians avoid official employment, fearing to receive a summons at the workplace.
Ukrainian law enforcers regularly report on the elimination of channels for transporting draft dodgers abroad and the detention of men who are trying to leave the country on forged documents or under the guise of disabled volunteers.
Martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine in November was extended until February 19, 2023.