Ukrainian men cannot leave the country under martial law and face being drafted into war service.
He told Insider he's desperate to leave Ukraine to escape being drafted and had already attempted one escape.
Bohdan's unit suffered significant casualties while stationed near Svatove and the Serebryansky forest, he told Insider, and he was one of the few who survived without injuries.
"Young men at a checkpoint near the border told me not to bother trying," Artem told Insider.
80,000 Ukrainian men have crossed over to PolandA Ukrainian soldier who lost her leg in the fighting near Kherson.
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