(12 Apr 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4488270 ASSOCIATED PRESS 1. Various animation of Russian soldiers ASSOCIATED PRESS Astana, Kazakhstan - 20 September 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) “YEVGENY,”deserter: “Many of my friends have died. And these were really good guys who didn’t want to fight. But there was no way out for them.” ASSOCIATED PRESS 3. Various animation of Yevgeny, senior lieutenant ASSOCIATED PRESS Astana, Kazakhstan - 20 September 2023 4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) “YEVGENY”, deserter: “We've been discussing this for a long time. We joked, ‘Well, we have a Plan B, because you can only leave wounded or dead.’ No one wants to leave dead. Everyone wants to go home and get the hell out of there. So, ‘Well, guys. Plan B?’ I say, ‘Just don’t miss. Shoot at the meat, where else?’ Immediately, blood gushed out. We blocked the leg with tourniquets, but still the blood gushed out. The whole leg is bloody, hot. The whole shoe, well, you feel it squelching. First, they shot at me, then at the comms man, in his thigh. And the sniper looked at us and thought, ‘Well, what the hell? Scary.’ Yes, he changed his mind after looking at us. I joke that I gave birth to myself. Look. The thing is that when a woman gives birth to a child, she experiences very intense pain and gives new life. I gave myself life after going through very intense pain.” ASSOCIATED PRESS 5. Various animation of “Sportsmaster”, a senior lieutenant who defected ASSOCIATED PRESS Astana, Kazakhstan - 19 September 2023 ++AP AGREED TO ALTER THE VOICE FOR SECURITY REASONS++ 6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) “Sportsmaster,” deserter: “The chief of staff showed me the Criminal Code. Showed me a book like that, and said, ‘You either go to jail or you go there. You only have two options.’ I said that neither option suits me and turned around to leave. I didn’t even ask if I could leave, just turned around and started leaving. Naturally, they understood that I was a great runner. You see, I was thinking they might let me go and in the end, they'd say that was daring for leaving so boldly. The feeling was devastation, inner devastation. Like there’s no more hope. It’s gone, 100% gone. I realize there are rockets flying. I mean, in 2023, in 2022, rockets flying! I immediately made a decision that I would not support it in any way. Not even move my little finger to support what has begun.” ASSOCIATED PRESS 7. Various animation of Farhad Ziganshin ASSOCIATED PRESS Astana, Kazakhstan - 20 September 2023 8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Farhad Ziganshin, deserter: “I went to passport control, gave my passport. And a minute later, the curtain closed behind me. They asked me, ‘Are you on the wanted list?’ At that moment, I turned completely pale, and cold sweat began to flow over me. A man in civilian clothes came in and started asking questions about what happened to me. I said, ‘No, I’m not on any wanted list. There must be some mistake.’ But then he started saying, ‘You are my Muslim brother. I am also against the war. Tell me everything.’ For some reason, I trusted him and talked.” ASSOCIATED PRESS 9. Animation of three Russian deserters STORYLINE: For Russian soldiers, the only ways out of Ukraine are injury, prison or death. Thousands of Russian soldiers have gone AWOL, hoping for a welcome from the West that has never arrived. Here are three of their stories. Yevgeny – who doesn’t want his full name used - is an officer who took drastic measures to get off the front line. SOUNDBITE “Sportsmaster” (Russian): SOUNDBITE Farhad Ziganshin (Russian): Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/7917b5645e02435f89e8b8cbae585db4

On May 28, 2021, a strange boat appeared on the horizon near the Caribbean island of Tobago. Inside were the bodies of more than a dozen Black men. No one knew where they were from — and how or why they died. Until now. Read the full investigation here: http://apne.ws/0FdFzN0

Too often migrants disappear without a trace, without witnesses, without memory. The story of men and boys who survived 36 days at sea offers a rare chronicle of what happens to those lost in a treacherous migration route from West Africa to Europe.

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Prone restraint is commonly used by police to restrain subjects, but poor training can lead to mistakes that may make the tactic deadly. #unitedstates #news (AP video: Mark Vancleave & Marshall Ritzel) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh on December 1. One week later, the boat vanished. The Associated Press reconstructed the journey based on interviews, videos, and calls from the boat. AP video by Al-emrun Garjon Production: McKinnon de Kuyper, Marshall Ritzel and Peter Hamlin #documentary

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A video in Burkina Faso showing men in military fatigues walking among the bloodied bodies of boys surfaced on social media in mid-February. The Associated Press verified the the video was filmed inside a military base and found the family of one of the victims. (April 3) (AP Video: Marshall Ritzel/Michael Biesecker) Read more here: https://bit.ly/3MdtwkK Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ ​ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/895e00b10eb64ab9a601f7c2396cdc42

(22 Dec 2022) The Russians are slowly rebuilding the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. But they are also erasing the former national identity of what was a symbol of Ukrainian defiance. (Dec. 22) (AP Video/Marshall Ritzel) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ ​ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/bbbc065f6e2347b48039f0bbcb85223b

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