Faranak Amidi

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1,355 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 29 Aug

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The Documentary Podcast · Ukraine and Russia’s recruitment war · 15 Aug 2026 podcast

If you are a man of age of fighting and you basically want to avoid conscription in Ukraine, what happens to you? voice-verified

no way you can say voice-verified

When the invasion first started and back in twenty twenty two, we saw a huge number of volunteers in voice-verified

going to fight against the Russian invasion. voice-verified

What has changed since? voice-verified

And authorities are looking for new ways to attract voice-verified

as you mentioned, new blood. voice-verified

They promise positions for drone operations, specialized military roles. voice-verified

I guess the question is, do people actually trust these promises? voice-verified

Yaroslava, tell me voice-verified

In Russia, how has the drafting system changed ever since the war started? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

What is this digital system? voice-verified

How does it operate and how does it make it more difficult to evade voice-verified

Is there any way to know if more people are trying to avoid serving the military? voice-verified

And in Russia, military service in general, would you say it's more driven by voice-verified

Patriarchic values or financial incentives? voice-verified

We know that there has been some expansion of the pool of people eligible for military service by the authorities in Russia. voice-verified

But how has this changed? voice-verified

How bigger has it become? voice-verified

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