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Story summary
- Viktor Pinkhasov, a 34-year-old Ukrainian taxi driver, escaped to Romania after a trek across the Carpathian Mountains.
- He is among over 30,000 Ukrainian men who have crossed into Romania since the 2022 conflict, often to avoid military service.
- Smugglers offer paid assistance, often involving bribery.
- Ukraine's border service is cracking down on illegal crossings and many caught trying to leave face mobilization.
- Pinkhasov has reunited with his daughter in Switzerland.
