Ukrainian men thousands illegally cross the border to escape from the war - nyt
According to the newspaper, Romanian authorities informed that since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of more than 6,000 men from Ukraine found themselves on their bank of the Tisza River. In turn, Ukrainian border guards regularly "catch" on the border and from the water of fugitives from mobilization. Not everyone succeeds. The bodies of 22 men took on both shores, said Lieutenant Lesya Fedorov, a spokeswoman for the Mukachevo Border Detachment.
The Lieutenant of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, Vladislav Tonkostan, told the newspaper that he had recently detained a man on the shore, where he was preparing to cross the river in the hope of reuniting with his wife and children who had not seen 2 years after they escaped from war to one of Europe. "We can't judge these people.
But if everyone goes, who will protect Ukraine? The New York Times writes that the fact that men choose to cross the border, not serve in the army, emphasizes the complexity for President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, as the prospects for hostilities in Ukraine have deteriorated, evasion of conscription is increasing, and more people are difficult to attract politically difficult.
The escape changed the nature of smuggling in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which border on four countries of the European Union: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Border guards and local officials say that smuggling, which once turned around fake cigarettes, almost completely turned into a business related to the "custody" of those who evades the conscription for military service.
Border guards say that they are delaying men who have tried to cross the border illegally and cannot clarify in each case, whether the man evaded the conscription for military service will find out the court. But the trend of crossing men is obvious. Last year, the Mukachevo Border Squad revealed 56 criminal groups that helped Ukrainians illegally leave the country during the war, said Lieutenant Fedorov.
Prices for help crossing the border, she said, increased to $ 10,000 from $ 2,000 per person shortly after the invasion. Instead, cigarette backpack is only $ 200. On the routes near the border there were checkpoints where cars are checked for the presence of men who may be trying to leave the country. And along the border, security has installed additional infrared chambers and sensors that work in steps.
"The flow of those who evades the call to the West are a reflection of how great the ghost of war hangs over the lives of Ukrainian men, who are obliged to stay in the country by law," the newspaper writes. We would like to remind you that a motivational video was created in the Lviv Shopping Center, which should campaign men to mobilize. The video lists the reasons why citizens do not go to the Armed Forces. Earlier it was reported that on the border with Romania they saved the exhausted evil.