„Sie bitten uns, darauf hinzuweisen [military] Positionen.‘ In Weißrussland werden geflohene ukrainische Männer verhört und nach dem Verbleib militärischer Ausrüstung gefragt

There is another article by Slidstvo that shows a 336% spike since 2024 in a detained men at the Belarus border https://www.slidstvo.info/news/za-dva-roky-kilkist-zatrymanykh-na-kordoni-z-bilorussiu-cholovikiv-mobilizatsiynoho-viku-zrosla-u-356-raziv/

Funny enough, this is because it became less guarded than the border with the West. There are better chances to escape from Ukraine. The downside is a fine for illegal border crossing of about $120, an interrogation, and the need to spend about a week in jail until enough people are gathered so they can transport everyone to a checkpoint with a European country. Upside: it’s much easier than spending 7-20 days in the mountains, because people manage to get very close to the border, so journey usually takes less than a week.

> The Belarusian direction (1,424 persons) entered the top five by number of detained persons liable for military service, overtaking the Polish one. Higher in the ranking are Hungary (1,841 persons), Slovakia (2,265), Moldova (4,937), and in first place — Romania (10,066). The last place on the list is the border with Russia (1 person in 2025), the second to last is the border with Poland (511 persons).