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How should I approach escaping/draft dodging Ukraine? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by Envylike@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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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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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

You're a woman so presumably they wouldnt be grabbing you off the street, but would come looking for you at your home when the time came. That should help you in that at least you can move around with less scrutiny.

How easy is it to move within Ukraine? Can you navigate the roads relatively undisturbed or are there checkpoints checking your official ID and stuff? Do you have access to transportation?

[–] Envylike@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 1 week ago

The thing is that I'm a trans woman, which means jack shit to them. I tried to go through the process of legal recognition for my gender. The problem is that I have to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria for that and then go through a loooooong procedure. also if the doc thinks you don't have gender dysphoria you get the generic "personality disorder" diagnosis and back to the 6 month queue you go. Which is the exact thing that happened to me. I still hope I can get the recognition but I'm not betting on it.

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