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A Russian man who received a conscription notice to fight in Ukraine has been given refugee status in Canada. Trofim Modlyi, 19, decided to apply for refugee status after his parents received a conscription notice for him to fight in the war.
A Russian national called up for military service in Ukraine has been granted asylum by the Canadian government.
A Russian national called up for military service in Ukraine has been granted asylum by the Canadian government.
Trofim Modlyi, 19, who's from Khabarovsk in eastern Russia, was visiting his sister in Alberta when Russia invaded Ukraine last February. He decided to file a refugee claim in Canada because he didn't 'want to kill innocent people in Ukraine.'
As the invasion in Ukraine intensifies, Russians living in Canada are struggling with complicated emotions as they decide what the future holds for their relationship with their homeland.