Somewhere in the streets of Russian-occupied Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a woman puts a sticker on the wall. It’s a short message, but if she is seen doing it, she will face arrest, prosecution, and likely, torture.
The message is: "Soon, we will be home again." On another
I’m sorry girls, that’s all cool and I like the vibe, but I’m not going to fight for you (I would never fight for people I don’t even know personally tbh). Currently I’m not leaving my appartment and waiting for it to be over to be able to leave this country in peace. Those girls though, it’s not like they can’t leave the Crimea. And actually, it’s not like they can’t go to Ukraine-controlled territories and mobilize there and go to the frontlines if they really care for this country so much.
And actually, it’s not like they can’t go to Ukraine-controlled territories and mobilize there and go to the frontlines if they really care for this country so much.
You’re throwing that out there like it’s nothing, like everyone even has the physical skills to go to the front lines. And, like anyone who’s not willing to sign up for the meat grinder doesn’t deserve a home, and should get kicked out to some random other place, instead.
It’s not like Russians can’t leave Crimea, either. They’re deciding not to. So, okay, sounds good.
You don’t understand the situation in Ukraine. Military is terribly mismanaged and nobody wants to fight anymore. Since the last spring conscription offices started kidnapping people on the streets, beating, torturing them and forcefully delivering them to polygons. That’s why I’m (and many other men who can afford it) not leaving appartment for 10 months already. So it’s not only the borders, we can’t even leave our homes. Our government doesn’t do anything about that terrible mismanagement at battlefields or corruption or about crimes conscription officers commit daily, they only leech help from west and sacrifice people unwilling to fight in return without even trying to win or to fight war efficiently. So US/EU giving money to Ukraine is basically sponsoring kidnapping/torturing/killing people who don’t want to fight. Articles like this is pure propaganda.
I know some Ukrainians. You’re talking out of your ass.
If the Ukrainian military was mismanaged, they would have lost the war. I am sure they are not perfect, but history is littered with dysfunctional armies that the US was trying to prop up, but that weren’t really up to the task and collapsed the instant US troops withdrew and they had to stand on their own, against threats a lot less threatening than Russia. It took a lot less time than 3 years, in most cases.
You can, like you said about the girls, just leave if you don’t like the Ukrainian government’s conduct of the war. Go to Crimea! You can maybe get a humanitarian visa. Then, you’ll finally have a government that properly represents you.
You can, like you said about the girls, just leave if you don’t like the Ukrainian government’s conduct of the war.
I wish I could. It’s very hard. All cities are full of blockposts that check docs of all men, there are conscription officers with police at subway station entraces/exits, at bus/train stations, etc. It’s hard to even get out of city, it’s hard to travel between cities, and borders is a whole different story. EU borders from Ukrainian side are patrolled with night-vision drones, photo-trap cameras, even some helicopters. It takes extraordinary skills and luck to cross the border. And regarding Crimea, can you open the map and tell me how I’m supposed to travel there from Ukraine even if there were no blockposts? I mean, it requires crossing the battlefields. Those who are in Crimea though, they can leave through Russia and go wherever the fuck they want, even go back into Ukraine through basically any intermediate country after leaving Russia.
I said it has open borders which is factually true. Also, last summer they paid their conscripts in Moscow 22k$ for a contract. Regarding “human rights”, well, lets try to count human rights. We don’t have the right to criticise our government and we don’t have the right to leave the country. Russians don’t have the right to criticize their government but they do have the right to leave the country. They also pretty much free to walk their cities and participate in whatever activities present there unlike our conscription-aged men who are only really allowed to participate in war.
I’m sorry girls, that’s all cool and I like the vibe, but I’m not going to fight for you (I would never fight for people I don’t even know personally tbh). Currently I’m not leaving my appartment and waiting for it to be over to be able to leave this country in peace. Those girls though, it’s not like they can’t leave the Crimea. And actually, it’s not like they can’t go to Ukraine-controlled territories and mobilize there and go to the frontlines if they really care for this country so much.
You’re throwing that out there like it’s nothing, like everyone even has the physical skills to go to the front lines. And, like anyone who’s not willing to sign up for the meat grinder doesn’t deserve a home, and should get kicked out to some random other place, instead.
It’s not like Russians can’t leave Crimea, either. They’re deciding not to. So, okay, sounds good.
You don’t understand the situation in Ukraine. Military is terribly mismanaged and nobody wants to fight anymore. Since the last spring conscription offices started kidnapping people on the streets, beating, torturing them and forcefully delivering them to polygons. That’s why I’m (and many other men who can afford it) not leaving appartment for 10 months already. So it’s not only the borders, we can’t even leave our homes. Our government doesn’t do anything about that terrible mismanagement at battlefields or corruption or about crimes conscription officers commit daily, they only leech help from west and sacrifice people unwilling to fight in return without even trying to win or to fight war efficiently. So US/EU giving money to Ukraine is basically sponsoring kidnapping/torturing/killing people who don’t want to fight. Articles like this is pure propaganda.
I know some Ukrainians. You’re talking out of your ass.
If the Ukrainian military was mismanaged, they would have lost the war. I am sure they are not perfect, but history is littered with dysfunctional armies that the US was trying to prop up, but that weren’t really up to the task and collapsed the instant US troops withdrew and they had to stand on their own, against threats a lot less threatening than Russia. It took a lot less time than 3 years, in most cases.
You can, like you said about the girls, just leave if you don’t like the Ukrainian government’s conduct of the war. Go to Crimea! You can maybe get a humanitarian visa. Then, you’ll finally have a government that properly represents you.
I wish I could. It’s very hard. All cities are full of blockposts that check docs of all men, there are conscription officers with police at subway station entraces/exits, at bus/train stations, etc. It’s hard to even get out of city, it’s hard to travel between cities, and borders is a whole different story. EU borders from Ukrainian side are patrolled with night-vision drones, photo-trap cameras, even some helicopters. It takes extraordinary skills and luck to cross the border. And regarding Crimea, can you open the map and tell me how I’m supposed to travel there from Ukraine even if there were no blockposts? I mean, it requires crossing the battlefields. Those who are in Crimea though, they can leave through Russia and go wherever the fuck they want, even go back into Ukraine through basically any intermediate country after leaving Russia.
Wait until the Russian army rolls over your city. Then it’ll be really hard to leave. What are you supposed to do, cross the battlefields?
Since it’s Kyiv it would mean it’s finally over I guess. Russia has open borders so if we eventually end up in Russia we can just leave.
“russia has open borders” uh huh, as well as democracy, free speech and human rights, yep
I said it has open borders which is factually true. Also, last summer they paid their conscripts in Moscow 22k$ for a contract. Regarding “human rights”, well, lets try to count human rights. We don’t have the right to criticise our government and we don’t have the right to leave the country. Russians don’t have the right to criticize their government but they do have the right to leave the country. They also pretty much free to walk their cities and participate in whatever activities present there unlike our conscription-aged men who are only really allowed to participate in war.