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Christian pacifist jailed for refusing military service in Ukraine

06-03-2023

Eastern Europe

CNE.news

A participant of a peace march demonstrates with tied hands and artificial blood in front of a Ukrainian flag under the motto ’Stop Russian Wars’. Photo EPA, Clemens Bilan

When Vitaly Alekseenko from Ukraine refused to fight in the war, authorities gave him no other choice but jail.

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