00:00Alexei was an infantry soldier, but was wounded in combat.
00:06Now he works these checkpoints, making sure men of fighting age have registered with the authorities.
00:12My whole family is fighting. My brother was with me. My father is fighting. My uncle is fighting.
00:18So I don't think much of such people. I don't understand them at all.
00:22This morning is quiet. A few, like this man, get summons because they're not fully registered.
00:28I have to pass a military medical board so that they confirm whether I am fit or not.
00:36Not all drafting operations run so smoothly.
00:41Videos like this, shared on social media, are set to show recruitment officials using force.
00:48People swap stories of men being dragged off the streets.
00:52While we cannot verify these pictures, they contribute to fear of the mobilization drive.
00:59An army spokeswoman says such incidents are being exaggerated.
01:03The country is under martial law. As for violations of the rights and freedoms of citizens,
01:08as highlighted by lawyers, namely detention, forcibly bringing them in, these actions are now legal.
01:15In other words, the mobilization is going lawfully and orderly.
01:20Anton is worried about being forced to fight.
01:23I have friends who have not left their apartments since the beginning of the war.
01:28They are scared. Everyone is scared.
01:33Anton is planning to escape.
01:35Today there are not many ways to cross the border.
01:42In any case, it costs money, and a lot of it.
01:48Those who have connections and money can escape officially, legally.
01:57Those who have no connections but have some money, they have to run or swim.
02:05He knows someone who can help and has sold everything he had to raise the $10,000 bribe.
02:13When you put life on the scale, nothing can outweigh it.
02:19You simply choose life, and nothing else matters.
02:26The soldiers hunting for draft dodgers have found a peculiar case.
02:35This man is a reserve officer.
02:39Under martial law he should have signed up already.
02:42He didn't, but claims he helps the armed forces as a volunteer.
02:47Well, I'll go. Just go where I need to, not where they tell me.
02:53I'll go myself. I will fight, just not with the kind of chaos that they arrange.
02:59There's not much understanding for that approach here.
03:04Not everyone can be a volunteer, especially an officer who took the oath and has to protect the country.
03:15Although the actual fighting is far away, it echoes along this quiet road.
03:22Without new soldiers, Ukraine will not survive.
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