Officials in the Russian-backed separatist areas of eastern Ukraine have taken to press ganging fighting-aged men as old as 60 into their militias
"They force those who had already been in the army or those having fun in the evening, or trying to escape to Russia," he said.
All men over the age of 18 are receiving"military subpoenas" to attend recruiting stations - others receive"urgent phone calls" also ordering them to attend.We have been sent a picture of one of these"military subpoenas" one man received through his post box.The image as published here has been cropped and some information obscured to protect our source's identity. Sky News has seen and verified the original image.
It's widely reported that these buses full of evacuees are now stuck in freezing conditions along the border with little assistance or medical aid. While both sides have increased their cross-border exchanges of fire in recent days, there is nothing to indicate that the static lines separating them have moved or been breached.
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