Exclusion and immediate summons: students in Crimea are sent to the army after each failure to pass  a credit

At the Crimean Federal University (CFU), head teachers were forced to collect information about all students – how they study and whether they can fail exams. This is due to the fact that three failures automatically lead to expulsion. And expulsion, in turn, almost immediately entails a summons. This was reported by the student movement at the TOT of Ukraine “Nobody”.

According to students, this year the situation is especially tough: if there is a risk of failing two subjects, the third failure is put “prophylactically” – to formalize the order for expulsion. From the university – straight to the military enlistment center.

Some students hoped that they would still have time to avoid the spring draft – for example, by enrolling in another university or finding an official job. But the exchange of information between CFU and military enlistment offices works lightning fast. The draft machine doesn’t wait.

According to “Yellow Tape”, from 2025 military recruitment centers of the Russian Federation can pick up conscripts at any moment after the summons is served. That is, if summoned in the spring, they can mobilize even after the end of conscription – even in the fall – without a second summons. This creates a new form of pressure, especially on young people from the temporarily occupied territories.

“Now the largest conscription in the last 14 years is going on in the Russian Federation and the TOT! The occupiers are trying to rake out as many young people as possible from the Ukrainian regions, and resettle Russians there. Nothing new, just now – more active and without restrictions by draft periods”, – noted in the movement.

To protect residents of the temporarily occupied territories from illegal mobilization, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center continues the information campaign “Mogilization”, in the framework of which we inform  what should be done in case  if you are served a summons, if you are mobilized, how to sabotage mobilization, etc.

Receiving a summons to the Russian army is actually a notice of possible death. Forced mobilization of citizens in the temporarily occupied territories is one of the proofs that Putin’s entire military machine has proved ineffective.

You can read what should be done to avoid mobilization into the Russian army here.