>>62900361I don't know about the story but this is pretty much exactly the MO of most illegal over land crossings.
If you're free to move in your own county you just camp in the most remote border region, and if it's a friendly border your extract does the same, because they're free to travel in their own country as well.
And if the area is demilitarised neither side wants to invest man power in particular in arresting deserters. They'll fuck up a few to make an example but are not going to be that invested in stopping individuals.
And it's also worth pointing out that it's far worse to desert the army itself than it is to just illegaly flee the county. As a civilian refugee you're not undermining the morale of your own army to nearly the same extent as a soldier who dumps their kit and runs away. And third counties are going to be far more willing to consider someone who's never engaged in military action as a civilian refugee, someone who's never seen a rifle isn't likely to become a terrorist. You didn't go to Turkey to assassinate Russians, your a civilian fleeing Ukrainians and don't give a shit if you see Ivan walking around.
Something like a million people have died in a war which having no outcome, at this point you would have to say it's a waste of lives and resources. Political leaders on both sides refuse to sign a ceasefire, yet neither want to sink enough resources in to win. If anything, western powers want to use ukranian men to attack Russia itself to punish Russia, which is of no value to Ukraine and will just get another 300,000 Ukrainians killed.
Putins forces are significantly diminished, to the point where I don't think anyone wants a Belarus, Georgian or finish front. Putin is licking wounds and if the war ended today he'd have nothing to show for it and would lose power. This is why putin won't quit, the kbg will have to shoot him at this point. NATO will continue using ukies as cannon fodder as long as they jew runs Ukraine
