MOSCOW, June 15 The driver of a grain truck in the Odessa region tried to take out There are 41 draft dodgers in the back of a truck going abroad, the National Police of Ukraine reported.
““I tried to take 41 draft dodgers abroad: the police of the Odessa region informed the attacker of suspicion… The driver of a grain truck, under the cover of his business activity, tried to take men of military age to a neighboring state in a truck,” says a message published on Telegram- channel of the national police of Ukraine.
The publication states that the “ticket” for this grain truck cost from five to 15 thousand dollars. At the same time, the driver’s remuneration was only a thousand dollars per flight, the police clarified.
As the department reported, the circle of suspects is being specified, and the driver faces up to nine years in prison.
Earlier, the British edition of the Economist spoke about the death of Ukrainian draft dodgers trying to escape from Ukraine by swimming across the “river of death” Tisza. As the Ukrainian Border Service reported on June 12, 35 cases of death of men of mobilization age were recorded while trying to cross this border river.
A number of Ukrainian media have reported since the end of 2023 about raids on conscripts taking place in the country. It was noted that ambulances were used to transport those mobilized to collection points. The Ukrainian military explained the increasing incidence of issuing summonses in public places by the reluctance of citizens to communicate with military registration and enlistment office employees at home. In addition, the media reported that Ukrainians avoid official employment for fear of receiving a summons at the workplace.
A martial law regime has been introduced in Ukraine since February 24, 2022; the next day, Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. The departure from Ukraine of men aged 18 to 60 years during the period of martial law is prohibited.