‘I Don’t Trust What They Say’: Russian Draft Dodgers Stay in Hiding Even as Putin Announces Mobilization’s End

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
mobilization since the chaotic call-up of fighting-age men from across the country began in late September, with a mass exodus to
different locations in order to throw the authorities off the scent
Others regularly spent the night in different apartments, disabled their doorbells, avoided public spaces, went on extended camping trips in
heralding the end of conscription has been greeted with widespread skepticism, particularly as several Russian regions had previously
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He said his equipment in the wilderness included tents, solar panels, dried vegetables, an ax and telecommunication equipment to access the
rubles ($48)
Repeated no-shows can result in a two-year prison term
proposal was withdrawn the same day.A tent and solar panels used by an IT specialist hiding from mobilization in the forests of southern
Russia.t.me/force_resistanceWhile there are no exact figures of how many draft-age men have fled the country since the launch of
mobilization, Forbes Russia reported last month, citing Kremlin officials, that the total could be as high as 700,000.Popular destinations
working remotely to avoid being handed draft papers at their offices, while others avoided public transport or crowded streets where they
feared police checks
up his belongings and moved 200 kilometers from his home in the Siberian city of Ulan-Ude to a house deep in the forest the day after
officials without a presidential decree are non-binding.When asked by reporters about whether a presidential decree was required to end
decree ending mobilization, some Russians would still be unable to relax and return to life as normal.The IT professional camping in