Russian seminary students exempted from mandatory military service

12-10-2022

Eastern Europe

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Russian seminary students exempted from mandatory military service

On 5 October, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, released an updated list of those who would be deferred from partial mobilisation and conscription, according to the Kremlin’s website.

Valeriy Antonyuk condemns the Russian army. Screenshot from Youtube

Ukrainian leader to Russian Christians: The devil is using you

"Today, the devil wears a military uniform and does dirty deeds." That says Valeriy Antonyuk, the head of the Evangelical Christian Baptists (ECB) in Ukraine, in a video message to Christians in Russia.

A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in Saint Petersburg. Photo AFP, Olga Maltseva

Partial mobilisation: to fight or to flee?

President Putin’s call to a partial mobilisation of the Russian reservists last month, also affects young Russian Christian men. They have to choose: do I fight, or do I flee?

Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Photo AFP, Kremlin.ru

Pacifist Christians might be unable to evade Putin's mobilisation

On Wednesday, the Russian President announced a partial mobilisation. The call to arms is unrelenting. Conscientious objection is no reason for being relieved from duty. Russian Evangelicals, who are often pacifists, fear persecution.

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