How Russians Are Avoiding the Draft #russia

[jamess]

Avoiding a draft isn't cowardice. Having others die for your benefit is. Life isn't a game. You don't get to respawn.

[GodblessAmerica]

Putin asks Shoigu, “Are we winning the war?”. Shoigu answers, “It’s not that bad, we are on the second place”.

[josecastellanos]

let political leaders fight with their own hands and fix their differences in a one on one fight.

[BSOE]

There's one way: hide in the wilderness. Russia can be seriously duckin' empty

[hakohito]

I had a friend who got called for the war and it's been a year since he died

[areloTET]

At least Finland lets us skip military if we have mental/physical handicaps, allergies, autism, dual citizenship or being a citizen of the Åland Archipelago

[Iown]

pretty sure getting drafted in ANY country is a ticket to an early grave, but what do I know.

[zxk]

I know an old Polish guy who pretended to be mentally disabled for years to avoid the Soviet draft.

[cyclonicleo]

There are a LOT of Russians in South East Asia right now. They're fleeing to places like Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, etc.

[dVector]

407 days into the week-long special military operation in ukraine as predicted by stable russian geniuses

[torrent]

Have a couple friends that have dual Russian and American citizenship (born in Russia, raised almost entirely in the U.S.), and neither of them have visited ever since the war began to avoid getting drafted despite their family usually visiting relatives once every year or so.

[guacre]

You know it's getting tough when people aren't sure if it's better to join the Russian army or enter Russian prison.

[moodyrick]

Unless homosexuality is a crime in Russia, an old draft dodging standby, at least in the US during Nam, was to say that you were 100% gay.

[rushdown]

Some guy was convicted recently for trying to swim from crimea to ukraine

[joer]

Long story short. I married a Russian woman in 2018. Her ex had custody of her son. Her ex abused him she went back in just before Russia invaded Ukraine. We did all paperwork and got him into Kazakhstan 5 months before he turned 18 and into the United States on Christmas eve 2022. I lost a child in 2015 and I'll be danm if i was gonna hear about my wife losing her child.

[RyanJosepher]

Forgot to mention University and being the primary caretaker of the family. Those men usually stay as well

[yldvwpt]

Draft doging was acctually really popular with the coscripts even before the war - the most popular is finding a medical condition that's not compatable with army (like I have). One of other very popular is dramatize your mental health condition (a diagnosed teen depression would come very handy in this one)

[brucejedilee]

*Defects to Ukraine to avoid Russian draft*
Russian person: 😃
*Gets drafted by Ukraine*
Russian person: 😨

[xcjhmtp]

I saw a russian dude have his friend jump on his leg to break it. The snap was terrible

[MegaTriumph]

This war is so insane Ukrainians fighting Russians. Its my worst nightmare both sides are good people I want them protected not waring. How does these governments get away with this nonsense.