Some men flee Russia, fearing they could be called up to fight.

Since President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Wednesday of a new troop call-up, Russian men who had previously thought they were safe from being forced to the front lines have realized they could not count on staying out of their country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Some have left the country in a rush, paying rising prices to catch flights to countries such as Armenia, Georgia, Montenegro and Turkey that allow them to enter without visas. Read more

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