Ukrainian border guards claim to have stopped a male ‘deserter’ dressed in women’s clothing trying to flee the fighting into Moldova
- Ukranian border guards made the unusual discovery at a Moldova crossing
- They stopped a taxi with a strangely tall, deep-voiced person in women’s clothes
- The person had long hair, a leopard skin hat and leggings under a thick jacket
- Border guards were deeply suspicious when they found a conscript certificate
- Men between 18 and 60 are expected to stay in Ukraine and fight the Russians
Ukranian border guards made an unusual discovery at a Moldova crossing when they uncovered a man in woman’s clothing trying to escape the country.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine claims to have stopped a taxi near Odessa in the south of the country carrying a strangely tall, deep-voiced person in women’s clothes earlier today.
According to the Border Guard Service’s Twitter page, the 26-year-old traveller was carrying a temporary conscript’s certificate while attempting to enter Moldova, raising the guards’ suspicions that they had a deserter on their hands.
Under the current martial law in place in Ukraine, men aged between 18 and 60 are forbidden from leaving the country and instead are expected to enlist in the Ukrainian army to fight the Russians.
Ukrainian border guards quiz a tall person with a leopard skin hat and long hair who was trying to leave the country via Moldova
Among the documents found on the suspicious traveller was reportedly a temporary conscript’s certificate
According to the Border Guard Service’s Twitter page, the 26-year-old traveller was carrying a temporary conscript’s certificate while attempting to enter Moldova, raising the guards’ suspicions that they had a deserter on their hands
A video of the incident shows the tall person wearing a leopard skin hat getting out of the car and being quizzed by border guards by the side of the road
The conversation goes on for some time, with the disguised man seeming to do some explaining
The nearby port city Mariupol has been under siege by the Russians for weeks, reducing the city to a husk and decimating the civilians population through shelling and starvation.
Reports indicate that the city may soon fall to the Russians after a fierce battle resulted in a Ukrainian marine brigade surrendering, bringing Odessa into the crosshairs of the invaders next.
A video of the incident shows the tall person wearing a leopard skin hat getting out of the car and being quizzed by border guards by the side of the road.
They have a poke around in the boot of the car, seeing suitcases and luggage for what could well be an extended journey.
Under the current martial law in place in Ukraine, men aged between 18 and 60 are forbidden from leaving the country and instead are expected to enlist in the Ukrainian army to fight the Russians
The scene cuts to indoors, where the suspected deserter is seen signing some documents
The conversation goes on for some time, with the disguised man seeming to do some explaining.
The scene cuts to indoors, and the suspect is seen signing some documents.
It is not known exactly what happened to the hopeful deserter but it is presumed that he did not make it to Moldova.
There are exceptions to conscription if a person is ineligible on medical grounds, if the person is looking after three children or more, raising a child alone, or raising a child with a disability.
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