Hello everyone, I am a Russian serviceman who left his unit. Right now, I am in hiding so that they won't find me. If I am caught, I face being sent to the war and subsequent death.
I signed my contract relatively recently and had been serving within Russian territory the entire time. Initially, my motivation was that I wouldn't end up in the war and would just stay stationed at the unit, and up to a certain point, everything was fine. Then, out of nowhere, orders started coming to our unit to deploy people one by one to the war in Ukraine, and that's when I decided to run away. For my own safety, I cannot share the details of how I escaped. A few days ago, the unit realized that I was missing and started calling me. I threw away my SIM card and turned off my phone. Now, I spend all day thinking about how to make enough money to flee the country. I am haunted by a constant fear of being tracked down, and the hardest part is knowing they will start calling my parents, while I have no way to contact them and explain what's going on. My typical day now consists of writing posts for various social media platforms and playing PlayStation; video games help keep me from losing my mind. This is a brief overview of my situation—if you are interested in the details, feel free to ask any questions, and I will definitely answer.