Almost all asylum applications by Russian deserters are being denied by German authorities. DW and Russian-language media outlet Astra spoke to one of the young men who fears he'll be sent back to die on the front lines.
This is exactly why they want their name published. Germany only grants asylum for people who are in danger in their home country. Having your full real name published as a deserter is a sure fire way of making sure that is the case for them.
This is exactly why they want their name published. Germany only grants asylum for people who are in danger in their home country. Having your full real name published as a deserter is a sure fire way of making sure that is the case for them.
Also, the family still in russia gets some last news about their loved ones and the certainty they are not dead in the battlefield