Conscripts refuse to join Russian army: they declare that they will not be victims of Putin's war

[Starmix]

According to the report, in Moscow, men appealing their military conscription are being detained en masse, the Civil Alliance of Russia reports. According to the organization's leader, lawyer Oleg Filatchev, facial recognition is being used for this purpose. He said their 19-year-old client, who is contesting his military conscription, was detained in the metro on October 18 and taken to a collection point on Ugreshskaya Street, along with about 20 other young men who had been detained similarly.

The report also stated that when a conscript appeals a decision, the military enlistment office transfers their data to the system as if they were a draft dodger, so police detain them if they are caught on a facial recognition camera. Moreover, according to the lawyer, representatives of those taken to Ugreshskaya are not allowed to see them, despite a notarized power of attorney. The lawyer recommended that those challenging the draft avoid using the metro and, if detained and sent to the assembly point, refuse to undergo a medical examination without a properly served summons, citing illegal delivery. A complaint should also be filed with the military prosecutor's office.

The report added that the autumn conscription began on October 1 and ends on December 31. A total of 135,000 Russians aged 18 to 30 are scheduled to serve in the army. This is the largest autumn campaign since 2016, when President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 152,000 citizens. Including the record 160,000 recruits drafted in the spring, a total of 295,000 recruits are scheduled to serve this year. Since this fall, conscripts in Moscow, Mari El, and the Ryazan and Sakhalin regions have been receiving only electronic summonses, which are considered "delivered" once they appear in the relevant register. From that date on, the recipient is prohibited from leaving Russia. But some conscripts declare that they do not want to be victims of Putin's war. In the event of draft evasion, citizens are prohibited from registering as individual entrepreneurs or self-employed, driving a car, obtaining a passport, taking out loans, and conducting real estate transactions. Furthermore, they may be subject to an administrative fine of 10,000 to 30,000 rubles.

Poor people recruited to join the army, no expertise, no training, more likely, they will will be killed in the war.

 

[gwolf666]

This situation in Moscow is deeply disturbing, and it honestly feels like something straight out of a dystopian novel. Using facial recognition to track down young men who are simply appealing their conscription is terrifying — it shows how surveillance technology can easily become a tool of oppression. These are just kids, barely adults, who don’t want to be forced into a war they don’t believe in. Instead of listening to their objections or providing fair due process, the system treats them like criminals. It’s tragic because many of these conscripts have little to no training, and they’re being sent into a brutal conflict where survival is uncertain. What’s worse is how the government restricts their basic freedoms — from traveling abroad to even getting a driver’s license — if they resist. It’s heartbreaking and infuriating to see ordinary citizens punished for not wanting to be pawns in someone else’s war.

 

[Starmix]

Putin feels desperate and he never shows it. Sending the young people to war is not the solution to stop or win the war. Putin initiates the killing of the young people. They lack skills in the battlefield. Doing facial recognition for the new recruits for war is also unethical.