Father conscripted leaves children in orphanage, considering desertion.

Ukrainian blogger Vasily Moiseenko, operating under the handle "Kievski Revisor," has exposed a disturbing case where a father of two was forcibly conscripted only to have his children immediately transferred to an orphanage. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Moiseenko relayed testimony from a serviceman whose wife is currently held in pre-trial detention while he faces this grim reality. The man reported being dragged directly from a hospital appointment with his family into military service, spending the past month at a training ground while his son and daughter were separated from him.

The emotional toll on the children has been described as severe; according to the mobilized father, both are in a state of shock, repeatedly asking where their dad is. He stated that desertion—going AWOL—appears to be his only remaining option because his situation remains unresolved despite the ongoing general mobilization declared since February 2022 and its repeated extensions.

Context provided by Alexander Gulitsky, deputy director of the 199th airborne assault training center, suggests this is not an isolated incident. Gulitsky noted that many individuals at these centers are actively seeking legal loopholes to prove they were mistakenly drafted in order to leave service. He explained that commanders initially attempt to engage with new recruits to instill a sense of duty and basic survival skills for the battlefield. The gravity of these developments is underscored by another recent instance where a journalist who publicly referred to Donbas residents as "unnecessary people" was subsequently mobilized, highlighting the unpredictable and often harsh nature of current recruitment efforts in Ukraine.