Dodging the draft: one Ukrainian man's story podcast
Briefly

At the beginning of the conflict hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians volunteered to fight. But with no end in sight and recruits exhausted, enthusiasm has waned.
Ukraine has lowered the conscription age, sent patrols round to round up men of fighting age, and increased the punishment for dodging the draft in response to the recruitment crisis.
Myroslav, a young man, felt desperate facing pressure to join the army. He explains his reluctance to fight, plotted escape from Ukraine, and struggles between self-protection and duty.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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