The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, and we are noticing its effects. Prices are rising, there are fears that the assembly line will slow down, and it is feared that it will lead to a full-fledged war, and recent actions by Russia have encouraged the belief that there will be a war, which many Russian civilians do not want, and Google gives us an indicator.
Russia seems to have called the reservists, the citizens who, without being military, want to lend their services to the armed cause. And this is an indicator that Russian citizens believe that soon they will be called into armed conflict, in a forced way, and they want to avoid it. The solution? Google!
People in Russia ask Google how not to go to war and search for “ак сломать руку” – how to break an arm
According to data from Google Analytics, the Russians are desperately looking for ways to avoid being called to arms. First, there is the inevitable question of how to avoid going to war or being called to arms. Something normal, because from the beginning you have to know what to do to make sure that if the case arises, you can avoid being forced into the army.
Then, one of the most common searches has been for "how to break an arm«, Or«ак сломать руку“, which is the term that Russian civilians are searching for on Google. The reason is that it is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to avoid going to war in Ukraine if it were to happen. They are most likely also searching for breaking a leg, but the Google Analytics graph for Russia has not emerged. This search indicates that Russian users are the first who do not want to participate in any armed conflict against Ukraine, and they are already afraid that soon it will be their turn to cross the border and bear arms.
Even in an exceptional case, a user who has decided to remain anonymous, has asked on Reddit, in the r/NoStupidQuestions section in which stupid questions are normally asked to be answered in a series, that what can you do to desert the russian army. It is another example that in the face of desperation and the lack of efficiently communicated official information, citizens have to resort to search engines and forums to obtain information, because there may be a person or a blog post that has the information they need to try not to die in a conflict.
