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I am from Moscow. I haven't received a conscription ticket yet, but there were attempts to give it to me. Do you have any advice as to what I should do? I won't kill Ukrainians. I would like to save my life.

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Hello, "I Want to Live " State Hotline

Hello, please tell me, I have this question, we are residents of Ukraine and we have our son in Crimea, he recieved a summons. Tell us, what do we do?

Hello, they gave me your number. They say that you can surrender voluntarily, yes? I'm in the Kherson direction.

The thing is that they take their phones away.

As soon as your son ends up in Territory under Ukrainian Control he should immediately contact us.

He was handed it, handed it at the road by the police station

Did he accept the Summons?

By any convenient method.

Just to get in touch - to make one call.

We’ll recieve him safe and sound.

We’ll fill in his contact details and provide a location for safe exit

He should try and hide the SIM card or borrow one from a civilian.

I see. Which number should he call?

Our Hotline is 24/7, he can reach us through Telegram, WhatsApp, the chatbot or by calling us.

Thank you very much.

Three communication methods.

There are three numbers.

I see

Don’t worry there is a plan of action. Everything will be fine.

The first thing you need to do is apply in our chat bot.

Second, if you are sent to Ukraine you need to prepare in advance.

You need to have a hidden phone to use for when you’re on the front line.

I’m a civilian. I want to become a citizen of Ukraine. I want all of this to end as soon as possible.

When you are on the front line call us here again.

You can apply for political asylum in the Ukraine, Germany or the Netherlands.

Ok thank you.

They sometimes take soldiers phones so you might want to try and smuggle a SIM card with you.

When the Ukrainian military comes to us do I have to get on my knees?

Have you already been mobilized?

Yes I have been mobilized. Soon we will be sent to Kherson.

How do I surrender?

Are you already in the military?

I’m going to ask you to go to Telegram. Look for the “I want to live” chatbot.

Then fill in the information about yourself there.

But I am not alone, a group of soldier wants to surrender.

But they say in Ukraine we can be imprisoned for 10 years.

When you are on the frontline immediately call us here again.

Is there any garuntee that if I surrender I won’t be filmed or beaten?

All your benefits, all your payment are yours.

You will be registered as captured on the battlefield.

If you voluntarily surrender

You can apply for political asylum in Ukraine, Germany and the Netherlands.

You may be in an exchange pool.

There are some people who want to give interviews so they can be seen in Russia. and they can be exchanged as soon as possible.

The “I want to Live” hotine Is a 24/7 Ukrainian Service - designed to guide Russian Soldiers through the process of surrender on the battlefield. The following conversations are adapted from real transcipts of the hotline in use.

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