Russian man in Canada who received conscription notice to fight in Ukraine granted refugee status19-year-old was visiting sister in Alberta when war broke out last FebruaryTrofim Modlyi is breathing a sigh of relief.The 19-year-old, who is from Khabarovsk in eastern Russia, near the border with China, received notice at the end of 2022 that his claim for refugee status in Canada had been accepted.Granillo, who moved to Canada in 2012 in search of better opportunities, now works in cancer care and is a Canadian citizen."He and his sister and his parents back home strongly believed that if he goes back there, there would be a strong opportunity that he will be sent to the conflict area — he would be fighting in Ukraine," the lawyer said.Yu said the family provided newspaper articles that conscripts were being sent to the front lines and that the atrocities committed in Bucha, Ukraine, against civilians in the early days of the war involved soldiers from Modlyi's region, all of which supported his refugee claim."