Ukraine: Two New Conscientious Objector Jail Terms eurasiareview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurasiareview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives.
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — On just the fifth day of the war, Mykhailo Yavorsky decided to pay a visit to a local military enlistment office, not to enlist in the battle against the invading Russian forces but to explain why he could not. “Please excuse me, I cannot fight, I will not shoot,” Yavorsky, 40, said he told the officers last year. “I can help you with something else.” Yavorsky said he wanted to support Ukraine but only in accordance with “biblical principles.” His pleas fell on deaf ea
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