Bangladesh, Jan. 16 -- In 2023, Ukrainian border guards (DPSU) detained several young people who were trying to cross the Tisza River on the border with Romania and Hungary to avoid being conscripted and sent to the battlefield, The Times reported. This revelation comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refuses to take any responsibility for a deeply unpopular mobilisation plan that he wants to introduce.

Since the beginning of the conflict, the Ukrainian Border Guard has detained more than 17,000 citizens who tried to leave the country illegally. More than 20,000 unsuccessful attempts to flee the country by men of military age seeking to avoid the draft were also recorded.

The Times reported that men now try every day to cross ...