Russian deserters keep escaping overseas

Nikita casts a nervous glance around him, worried that he might be discovered. The young Russian has his hood pulled down low over his face and is dressed in a manner that is intended to be unnoticeable. Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, has been Nikita's home for the past few months, despite the fact that Nikita is not his real name.

Up until the month of February, Nikita was attending school in Moscow, the capital of Russia....