Satellite images show traffic jams at the border as Russians flee the country following Putin’s decision to send more people to fight in Ukraine
Traffic at a border crossing between Russia and Mongolia at the Khyagt border post on Sept. 23, 2022. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies Putin last week announced the partial military mobilization of his country''s reservists. Many Russians have since tried to flee the country, leading to sold-out one-way flights. New satellite images show long traffic lines at Russia''s borders with Georgia and Mongolia. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address last week and announced the partial military mobilization of his country''s reservists — a move that appears to have been sparked by his forces'' battlefield setbacks in Ukraine. Immediately after the announcement, many Russians — desperate to avoid being deployed into into a war that has left tens of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded in just seven months — started to flee the country in any way they could. Google searches for how to leave Russia surged , one-way plane tickets sold out , and videos began surfacing showing traffic at Russian border crossings.
Satellite images show traffic jams at the border as Russians flee the country following Putin’s decision to send more people to fight in Ukraine
Traffic at a border crossing between Russia and Mongolia at the Khyagt border post on Sept. 23, 2022. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies Putin last week announced the partial military mobilization of his country''s reservists. Many Russians have since tried to flee the country, leading to sold-out one-way flights. New satellite images show long traffic lines at Russia''s borders with Georgia and Mongolia. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address last week and announced the partial military mobilization of his country''s reservists — a move that appears to have been sparked by his forces'' battlefield setbacks in Ukraine. Immediately after the announcement, many Russians — desperate to avoid being deployed into into a war that has left tens of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded in just seven months — started to flee the country in any way they could. Google searches for how to leave Russia surged , one-way plane tickets sold out , and videos began surfacing showing traffic at Russian border crossings.