Russians Flee Again, Fearing a New Mobilization
Russians Flee Again, Fearing a New Mobilization
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Russians are still leaving their country this year, citing fears of a new military mobilization for the war in Ukraine and a crackdown on personal freedoms, according to reporting published Monday by the Associated Press.
The AP account, also carried by Yahoo News and The Independent, follows a 28-year-old digital content marketer who packed suitcases and duct-taped boxes this summer and left Russia, leaving his family and friends behind.
The departures come more than four years into a war that has already driven waves of Russians out of the country.
Timeline
A 28-year-old digital content marketer packs up his belongings and flees Russia, leaving behind his family and friends, according to the AP.
Other Russians leave over the course of the year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine and a tightening of personal freedoms, the AP reports.
The AP publishes its account of the continuing exodus; The Independent and Yahoo News carry the same report.
Reactions
The Russians described in the reporting give two reasons for going: fear of being called up in a new mobilization, and the loss of personal freedom at home.
The coverage reviewed for this article centers on the people leaving rather than on official comment, and does not include a response from the Kremlin.
What's Next
The open question is whether Moscow orders a new mobilization — the rumor driving the departures described in the AP report. Nothing in the reporting confirms one has been ordered.
More
For Americans, the story is a read on how the war is landing inside Russia itself: not on the front line, but in the decisions of working-age Russians about whether to stay.
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