Kyiv
In August 2023, Andriy took a few days of vacation to finally rest in the Carpathians, in the middle of the mountains.
But while going for a walk, this humanitarian - whose first name has been changed - was arrested by soldiers at the bus stop.
Head to the recruitment office to check if the thirty-year-old can be mobilized: no health restrictions, his company has not
“reserved”
him as essential.
A doctor is urgently dispatched to pass the medical board.
Result?
Declared fit.
The same evening, Andriy will sleep at the base, with his hiking bag.
Became a soldier overnight.
Although it remains illegal, with several days separating all these administrative procedures, this practice is increasingly widespread in Ukraine, where mobilization is in full swing to relieve exhausted soldiers at the front.
“I'm not really angry. The method was wrong, but I understand why they do that
,” breathes the soldier interviewed in Kiev…
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