Panic, bribes, ditched cars and a dash on foot: Russians flee the draft.

President Vladimir V. Putin last week ordered a draft of civilians to reinforce the army that has suffered tens of thousands of casualties in the war he launched against Ukraine. Since then, at least 200,000 Russians, mostly young men, have fled, squeezing through the few crossings still open.

Most of those who left had no idea when they would return home, if ever. Read more

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