>there is no way for Russian men to receive a passport without first completing military service Completing military service doesn't involve being sent to war.

>there is no way for Russian men to receive a passport without first completing military service Completing military service doesn't involve being sent to war. Unless you were unlucky to serve in Kurskaya oblast when Ukraine invaded Russia. Maybe that vlogger doesn't deserve your trust. And Russians get their passports when they are 14 years old.