“He didn't want to fight in #Putin's #war - he just wanted to survive. But to make it back to his family & live in #peace, he would have to run.”
Today, NYT Mag published an account of a Russian military officer’s #desertion & #escape. Sarah Topol spent >1½ yrs investigating #Russia’s military & reporting in 8 countries across 4 continents.
…The officer — identified by a pseudonym, Ivan — feigns a serious back injury to escape the front in #Ukraine & eventually defect.