Escaped from military service: conscientious objectors find protection in Germany. Not many men from Russia who were able to successfully apply for protection - many never even managed to get to Germany.

According to estimates, there are more than 100,000 Ukrainian conscientious objector in Germany and more than 200,000 others in other European countries. For some people, defending the borders after the collapse of the Soviet Union is a necessity. Not for him, says the blonde young man: “I will not go to the front for him”