{"id":304812,"date":"2025-12-25T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraines-draft-evaders-are-dying-in-these-icy-mountains\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:00:03","slug":"why-ukraines-draft-evaders-are-dying-in-these-icy-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraines-draft-evaders-are-dying-in-these-icy-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ukraine\u2019s draft evaders are dying in these icy mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OChc9EQ-b2w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Ukraine\u2019s draft evaders are dying in these icy mountains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OChc9EQ-b2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of Ukrainian men are trying to avoid conscription as peace negotiations fail to yield substantial progress. 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