by Chris Black
It looks like regular Russians are not very happy with the prospect of being conscripted and sent in the meat grinder to fight NATO.
▪Law on imprisonment for up to 10 years for refusing to participate in hostilities;
▪Law on imprisonment for up to 10 years for voluntary surrender;
▪Law on punishment for looting in the form of imprisonment for up to 15 years;
▪Law on imprisonment for up to 10 years for desertion and non-appearance of military personnel for conscription service;
▪Responsibility for non-execution of a military order, resistance to the chief of military service, unauthorized leaving of the place of service, desertion, evasion from service, violation of the rules of service if they are committed “during martial law, in wartime or in conditions of armed conflict or combat operations” ;
▪An aggravating circumstance for crimes against military service will be considered if they are committed not only in conditions of armed conflict or hostilities, but also “during the period of mobilization or martial law, in wartime.”
The Ukraine is also preparing to conscript up to 5.5 million new recruits, according to Arestovich, a former intelligence officer on Telegram.