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Factbox: Where have Russians been fleeing to since mobilisation began?

October 6, 20228:14 AM CDT Last Updated 10 hours ago
Reuters


Travellers walk after crossing the border with Russia at the frontier checkpoint Verkhny Lars - Zemo Larsi, Georgia September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Irakli


BERLIN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Russians have piled across the border to neighbouring states since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation on Sept. 21 for the war in Ukraine.

Here is a guide on how many people have crossed and how countries are reacting:

HOW MANY HAVE FLED RUSSIA SINCE MOBILISATION WAS ANNOUNCED?

Getting precise totals is difficult but the number of Russians who have left could run into hundreds of thousands, .. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/desperation-russias-borders-draft-eligible-men-flee-2022-09-27/ .. based on media reports and figures released by neighbouring states. Figures are not usually broken down, so can include men facing the draft, family members and other travellers.

The independent Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Sept. 26 that 261,000 men had left since the mobilisation was declared, citing a Kremlin source. The report could be independently verified.

Russia has denied some reports in Russian media saying 700,000 Russians had fled the country since the announcement.

On Oct. 4, Forbes Russia reported that the number of people who have left the country since Putin ordered the draft could be as high as 700,000, citing a Kremlin source.

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"I don't have exact figures, but of course they are far from what's being claimed there," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"I don't have exact figures, but of course they are far from what's being claimed there," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Flight ticketing data has pointed to a surge of people leaving. The number of one-way tickets sold from Russia rose 27% from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27 compared with the week prior, according to Spain-based ForwardKeys, which analyses booking reservations.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia planned to enlist 300,000 men and, on Oct. 4, said more than 200,000 people had been drafted so far.

WHERE ARE MOST OF THEM GOING TO?

Some are heading to Kazakhstan, which shares the world's second-longest land border with Russia. Russians can enter without a passport or a visa.

The Kazakh interior minister said on Oct. 3 that more than 200,000 Russians had entered since Sept. 21, while about 147,000 left in the same period, although their final destination was not clear.

The interior ministry of Georgia, where Russians can also enter without a visa, said 68,887 Russians had arrived from Sept. 21 to 29, while 45,624 had left.

For both countries, it was unclear how many of the Russians who left had travelled to third countries.

ForwardKeys' air travel booking data reported a triple-digit increase for the week ended Sept. 27 in one-way tickets from Russia to Tbilisi, Almaty, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Dubai.



HOW MANY GET TO THE EU OR OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES?
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HOW ARE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REACTING?
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