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Hungary does not want to extradite Ukrainians liable for military service

Article by Analisi Difesa

(05.10.2023) In parliament, Orban said that Ukrainians who have come to Hungary and are subject to military service will not be extradited, as Kiev is demanding of all European refugee-hosting countries. "Tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have found safety and a home in Hungary. Hungarians and Ukrainians from Transcarpathia are equally welcome," said the Prime Minister. "The war refugees have found safety in Hungary: Women, children and men. Hungary will not comply with the Ukrainian government’s request. We will not send anyone back to Ukraine by force."

Russia: Escape from participation in the war

Current figures, September 2023

(19.09.2023) Based on new information, we update our estimate for the number of fled military service-obligated men from Russia. We arrive now at a figure of at least 250,000 male refugees liable for military service who left Russia.

In September 2022, we had made an estimate, based on various statistics, of how many military service men have fled Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. For Russia, we came up with an estimate there of at least 150,000, for Belarus at least 22,000, and for Ukraine at least 170,000.

Report on the situation of Belarusian refugees in Lithuania

(17.08.2023) Written by International Centre for civil initiatives “Our House” (Nash Dom), Belarus & Lithuania with the support of International Fellowship of Reconciliation – Austria, European Bureau for Conscientious Objection, Federation for Social Defence, Germany, Connection e.V., War Resisters’ International, The International Peace Bureau (IPB), Vilnius, 17 August 2023

Read the full report here: Report on the situation of Belarusian refugees in Lithuania – OUR HOUSE (news.house)

Desertion in order to not participate in war

Numbers for Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

(02.10.2022) We know that thousands of military conscripts have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.But it is not possible to obtain accurate numbers on desertion, conscientious objection to military service and military draft evasion in these countries. No statistics record how many there really are. Therefore, at this point we can only try to estimate those numbers.