Watch: Russians desperately try to flee after military call-up, long queues at borders and airports
After protests broke out in several Russian cities against conscription, thousands are trying to leave the country, refusing to join the war against Ukraine.
"I don't want to go to the war. I don't want to die in this senseless war."
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 23, 2022
Russians flee abroad after Putin's call to mobilise several hundred thousand reservists to join the war in Ukrainehttps://t.co/xF5O9LRTgJ
📹 Long line of cars crossing from Russia into Finland pic.twitter.com/UaA5awe6jd
Men rushed to catch flights out of Russia after President Vladimir Putin announced a troop call-up that could force up to 300,000 civilians into fighting in Ukraine. https://t.co/9geuA8lMW1 pic.twitter.com/E60QRIIHbs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 23, 2022
Huge numbers of people are trying to leave 🇷🇺. This is from the chaos at the border with 🇬🇪 . Long lines even to 🇲🇳 with people just wanting out. pic.twitter.com/E6Czlsi1yl
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) September 22, 2022
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