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Long story short - I have slightly more than a year left before I'm legally required to serve in the Ukrainian military, not that it matters that much since they grab people off the streets anyway, but it will be an even bigger problem since I will officially have no "excuse" not to serve and will have to hide or escape before then, and it doesn't look like the war will end for the next god knows how many years. Has anyone here draft-dodged or escaped their country in a similar manner before? If so, any advice on how to do so?

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[โ€“] Envylike@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, and don't worry, you're not giving me any false hopes - I and many of us here have heard enough "the war is ending soon!!" to have a strong sense of hope for that anymore. When the war ends it'll surprise us, not cause nobody expects it to end but cause many of us can't imagine not living in this regime anymore.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 months ago

When the end of this nightmare comes, you'll suddenly have to remember what normal feels like. Till then, don't lose hope.