recruitment drive

Interesting euphemism for a military abduction program for a captive population under martial law.

men who spot them approaching from afar often turn on their heels and scurry off

Yep, people who know what a fascist goon squad fucking looks like and have enough good judgement to not want to die for nothing, should be likened to "rats". Goebbels would be so proud of you, Shaun.

"All the brave people have already volunteered.”

You mean "All the people who were stupid enough to think this was a good idea are dead."

the consequences for people of an encounter with them can be life-changing

jesusfuckingchrist just call them a death squad already.

Facing a Russian army that has superior numbers and weaponry stocks

And superior weapons, superior tactics, superior defense industrial base, higher morale, and have a material reasons to fight this thing...

these guys are trying everything to evade serving [...] signed the form with a shaky hand after a 20-minute dispute [...] looked horrified when presented with papers and began making panicked phone calls [...] Some men have taken to hiding at home [...] unwilling or unready to serve at the front [...] hostility towards mobilisation officers [...] they were mocked mercilessly in the comments

Honestly, the lengths this Langley-ass cracker author goes to avoid the obvious conclusion that Ukrainians don't want to die just so NATO can turn Ukraine into another US military base is boggling. He tried so hard to paint these scum as sympathetic characters, while also photographing the nazi police strapped with an AK and there are no Russian soldiers in Kyiv -- who they expecting to shoot, I wonder.