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Dec 28, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of Russians have arrived there in recent months to avoid being drafted to fight in the war in Ukraine. Some have already left. Many others are staying. NPR's Philip Reeves...
Oct 4, 2022 · Since Putin’s announcement of Russia’s first military mobilization since World War II on Sept. 21, hundreds of thousands of Russian men have left the country to avoid being drafted to...
Oct 1, 2022 · Desperate Russians fleeing Putin’s war draft stream into Kazakhstan. Some 100,000 people and counting have sought refuge in the former Soviet republic to avoid conscription. A group of...
Sep 23, 2022 · Elsewhere, Russian men are continuing to try to flee the country to avoid being called up by recruiters for the country's first military mobilisation since World War Two. In the south, miles-long...
Oct 17, 2022 · President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev last month said that Russian draft dodgers were fleeing a “hopeless situation” and that Kazakhstan had “to take care of them and secure their safety”. Millions...
Sep 27, 2022 · As the avenues for Russians to escape a draft order issued last week narrowed, the Federal Security Service sent armored vehicles to the frontiers, where some men waiting to flee were being...
Sep 28, 2022 · Russians flee the draft as the reality of the war in Ukraine hits home. Published: September 28, 2022 12:42pm EDT. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a “partial...
