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41:07Now PlayingPart Two: A Change of Plans
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41:07Now PlayingThe invasion of Ukraine begins — and goes far worse than Russia anticipated. The Kremlin cracks down on dissent, rebellion spreads in the ranks, soldiers walk off the battlefield and entire units refuse to fight. An enlistment drive starts, and Putin’s mobilization sets off a panic, triggering a stampede for the borders.
Ivan refuses to be sent to the front. When Ivan’s commander announces that his platoon will be sent to fight, Ivan resists. Ivan learns that his name is on a combat order, and Anna begins contacting people who might help.
In “The Deserter,” the journalist Sarah A. Topol reports the story of Ivan, a deserter who served as a captain in the Russian Army, fought in Ukraine and then ultimately fled the war and his country with his wife, Anna. (Ivan and Anna are pseudonyms used for their protection.)
Topol spoke to 18 deserters while reporting in eight countries across four continents over the last year and a half; their experiences helped inform a vivid picture of the Russian war operation and its corruption, chaos and brutality.
This audio version is in five parts and is narrated by Liev Schreiber.
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