The leadership automatically renews contracts that have expired before the start of the war. And when soldiers protest and refuse to fight, they are threatened with arrest for desertion.

‘You will return home either as ‘cargo 200’ [killed, in military jargon] or as ‘300’ [wounded], or sentenced to seven to twelve [years in prison],’ Russian contractor quotes his commander.

He admits that occupiers are ready to revolt, leaving the service arbitrarily: ‘When we come to Belarus, I'll just go and buy a train ticket, I'll go home myself.’

In early February, he managed to submit his letter of resignation. And yet he was sent ‘to the drills’, which they promised would be completed by the 20^th of February.

Instead, it is end of March, and the soldier is at war. So, he asks his wife: ‘Call the commandant’s office in Moscow and clarify: the contract is extended in case of war, but this is not a war - this is a special operation.

But while the Russians are looking for a way not to fight in Ukraine - we give them a tip: you can surrender.