Hiding from Putin

Russian IT man runs off to live in forest to avoid mobilization

A man who didn't want to answer Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to arms and join in the war against Ukraine, has been found living alone deep in the middle of the woods for almost four months.

Adam Kalinin (alias) was against the war in Ukraine from the very beginning. He was even arrested for two weeks, and fined for putting up a banner that read "No to war". But when Putin signed a mobilisation order calling roughly 3,00,000 Russian men to war against Ukraine, Kalinin knew he needed to find a way to dodge the front line. "Leaving would have been a difficult step out of my comfort zone," the thirty-something man said. "It isn't exactly comfortable here either but nevertheless, psychologically, it would be really hard to leave."

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The way Kalinin sees it, living off the grid is the best way to avoid mobilisation. If the authorities can't find him to hand him the order in person, he can't legally be called to join the war. He lives in a tent where the temperatures is as low as -11 degrees Celsius and his survival is aided by his wife. "If they are physically unable to take me by the hands and lead me to the enlistment office, that is a 99 per cent defence against mobilisation or other harassment," Kalinin said.

Thanks to a long-range antenna tied to a pine tree, the IT specialist has an Internet connection and can carry out his job as he did it from home, although he doesn't have enough solar power to work full days. whenever he needs to stock up. "The things that seemed important before, don't have the power anymore." he said.

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