He then reeled off the same list of reasons given by every draft dodger we spoke to – a family to support, some minor medical ailment, and a defiant declaration he was sending humanitarian aid to soldiers. But underneath these excuses is always the same fear, that within weeks of registering, these men would end up as cannon fodder on the front line that, to their eyes, does not appear to be moving. This is despite recent attempts by the government to give recruits some say over which units and roles they are assigned to.

Calling them excuses is actually insane

It's always these foreign ghouls that are happy to send others to their deaths. Oh they're happy to wander around Ukraine asking why the 45 year old conscript isn't psyched to be cannon fodder, but I wonder how many would be willing to pick up a rifle to defend westhammingtonshire-on-twat or whichever bog they slithered out of