Society‘I hope this project has no future’: Grigory Sverdlin on helping Russian soldiers desert
After going into exile, Grigory Sverdlin launched Idite Lesom to help Russians desert the army and leave the country. He says the project received about 150 to 200 requests a day this summer and helped nearly 150 people desert in August, as fears of a possible fall mobilization drove more people to seek help.
‘I hope this project has no future’: Grigory Sverdlin on helping Russian soldiers desert