Thousands of soldiers have fled the army despite the threat of jail or social isolation.
Thousands of soldiers have fled the army despite the threat of jail or social isolation.
By Al Jazeera
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Kyiv, Ukraine – Tymofey’s palms and fingers are still dotted with lilac, half-healed scars left by the razor-sharp barbed wire on the walls around the military training centre he busted out from six months ago.
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