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Russians Dodge a Bullet

Written by: Elisabeth Braw
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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In Russia, military service is mandatory for men aged 18 to 27. But according to a recent European Parliamentary Research Service report, each year, half of all would-be conscripts - 75,000 out of an annual intake of around 150,000 young men - are thought to be dodging the draft. And now the conflicts in Ukraine in Syria are expected to push those numbers even higher. The armed forces’ autumn draft - which runs between October 1 and December 31 and involves 147,000 young men - could register greater reluctance to serve than any in recent memory. Of particular concern to Russia’s armed forces are intelligent young men who enroll in Ph.D. programs, allowing them to put off service until they age out of the draft.

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