Telegram, Crypto and Corruption: The Ukrainian Men Fleeing the Military Call-Up
Konstantin [not his real name] follows Khorolsky on social media and shares his grievances.
“It took me three minutes to exit Ukraine into Poland, no questions asked,” said the 22-year-old.
He left in June this year.
“I didn’t even have to wait in line with the other people. When I was a few kilometres from the border, I received a call from the border guards, who explained which way I had to go. I drove into Poland in the lane used by diplomats.”
The deluxe treatment did not come cheap. Konstantin said he paid $12,000, a figure well out of reach for most Ukrainian men trying to leave.
As a professional sportsman, Konstantin said he had been making good money for years.
He also knew whom to pay: the head of a local NGO, who…
