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“They Aren’t Letting Us Go.” Russian Cadets Lured into Military Service with No Way Out
Russian cadets at military universities and academies say they are being deprived of the right to resign. At the same time, their military contracts are now permanent under Putin’s 2022 mobilization decree
29 October
Irina Dolinina
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Aleksandr Atasuntsev
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“Dumb Way to Fight”
There are deserters who flee the war right from the frontlines. Some of them, like corporal Pavlov, manage to do so twice. He told us his story
15 October
Aleksandr Atasuntsev
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How Russian Soldiers Bribe Their Way Off the Frontline
Servicemen can pay a bribe to escape the frontlines, with the cost ranging from 700 thousand to 3 million rubles. However, bribery is not always an option. Here is how the system works
17 February
Aleksandr Atasuntsev
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A Deadly Graduation: One in Four Cadets Killed in War
In 2022, 74 lieutenants graduated from the Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School. At least 17 of them died, more than half of them in the first year of the war
5 December
Aleksandr Atasuntsev
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