Drafted out: Russia's first man-free village - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD [View all]

In this episode of Break the Fake, we take a closer look at the Kremlin’s recruitment strategy and its unusual demographic consequences From Russia’s first all-female village in remote Kamchatka, where all the men have been drafted to fight in Ukraine - to the broader impact on the population, we explore the following topics:

-Russia’s active troop numbers and draft policies targeting remote, poorer regions

-Sedanka: Russia's first man‑free village

-Vladislav Gorin on Russia’s neo‑Soviet war ideology

-Kremlin meddling in Moldova and the Gagauzia case

-President Maia Sandu’s warning about Russian interference in the upcoming elections