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From russia's invasion. so we don't often hear news stories that are unfavorable to ukraine, so we don't often hear news stories that are unfavourable to ukraine, but it's ourjob as journalists to report fairly and honestly on every situation. and when our eastern europe correspondent, nick thorpe, started coming across evidence that young ukrainian men were escaping the country to avoid fighting in the war and maybe paying off ukrainian officials to help them, then he began investigating. he spoke to me from lake balaton in hungary. for the draft dodgers, of whom there are quite a few, people...

Lake balaton in hungary. for the draft dodgers, of whom there are quite a few, people have ways of either paying, it's a relatively corrupt system. we heard stories unable to corroborate them, but of people paying money per month to avoid service. the border there between, initially ukraine and hungary, but where we were, ukraine and romania, that's the river tisza, first of all, which is a relatively fast flowing river. it's very cold, obviously, in winter it's full of snowmelt. so it's pretty dangerous to swim across in certain places. and obviously the ukrainian border guard are trying to s...

The Russian military's video campaign to recruit professional soldiers for its special military operation in Ukraine is causing controversy. The ad challenges men to swap civilian life for the battlefield and promises a salary starting at 204,000 roubles per month. But critics are concerned about the lack of transparency and the high casualty figures of the conflict.

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Russia is poised to introduce electronic military draft papers for the first time in its history as it seeks to tighten up the system it has used to expand its military forces in Ukraine and crack down on draft dodgers. Here's how it will change.