On 24th of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. This brought upon us all the horrors that come with a war. Yet, despite what people outside of Ukraine think, the worst terrors came not from Russia, but from our own authoritarian and illegitimate[1 en] government supported by the allies.
As soon as the war started, Zelensky's regime announced[1 en] that males aged 18 to 60 cannot leave the country. Just like that, in a brief moment, with the applause from all the western free and democratical countries, we were made slaves. No human rights applied to us anymore [1 en pdf], from now on we are pawns in the geopolitical game between "The West" and Russia, pawns that can be sacrificed in their thousands. This was just the beginning.
The biggest lie[1 uk video / en sub] Zelensky has sold to the west, is that about volunteers, about us willing to die to protect him and his estate. Forbidding us to leave the country was not done for the purpose of boosting the economy of the country. The only reason for that is that people do not want to die protecting the authoritarian regime, so they are forcing people to die in the name of their interests.
The most valuable, the most sacred thing every human being has - is their life. We are not an exception to this. We are also humans, just like you - whoever is reading this, and we want to live. Please, is it really too much to ask?
Legally, we cannot leave the country. But if we stay - we will either get killed by Russian artillery or we will get kidnapped by the regime and forcefully sent to the front-lines and get murdered there. Of course you can try to refuse, and get sentenced for a few years in prison, where you will be tortured[1 uk]. So we try to escape in whatever way possible. Not everybody has a problem with leaving the country. The children of our politicians and oligarchs are all safe and out the country. Those who have a lot of money have simply bribed their way out of the country. The rest of us, have only three options left.
This is what most people choose, but with each day it becomes harder and harder to do. There are sentries on the streets, near the grocery stores, even hospitals and kindergartens are no exceptions. If they catch you - chances are you are going to be killed.
The greatest paradox Zelensky's regime has created, is that many of us had to escape through the country that attacked us - Russia. Think about it for a moment - can you imagine a Jew, or a civillian from any other country, who during WW2 tries to escape their country of residence and go to Germany just to feel safer, to regain their rights and freedom? Sounds absurd, but in case of the conflict in Ukraine - this is the reality. The reality you will not hear in the most of the mainstream media. Until the war escalated, convincing Ukrainian authorities that you are living on the occupied territories (or have some family members there, or basically have any other valid reason to want to go there) and actually going there - was a way you could actually regain your freedom! Once on the occupied territories - you could simply enter Russia, and then either stay there for as long as you want or leave it and go wherever you feel safe.
This is the only realistic way for us to escape this hell. Many of us have successfully fled to Romania, unfortunately this route is very dangerous, and many people have died trying to escape[1 en].
Zelensky repeatedly rejects every peace deal ever made. And why wouldn't he? War is what allows him and his regime to stay in power and steal billions of dollars.
There is a lot of blood-thirsty people who want this war to continue no matter how many Ukrainians will get wounded or killed, no matter how many of us will lose our wives, husbands, brothers and children. Not everybody is like that though! There are lots of people out there who support the war just because they don't know what is actually happenning here. They've been fed lies by the media which covers every bad things done by Russia, and ignores every attrocity commited by Zelensky's regime on Ukrainian population.
If you want to help us - spread the truth! Share this and other articles that are showing the real situation in Ukraine with your friends. Show them the videos of Zelensky's regime kidnapping people, humiliating and even torturing them. Ask them, would they still support our government, if it was their family in our place?