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The Russians risking jail for refusing to fight Putin's war

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Mirko Fuchs
July 24, 2023

Russian military courts have reported more than a 1,000 cases of desertion. Western observers say the number of soldiers fleeing military service to avoid fighting in Ukraine is on the rise. DW meets two of them.

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