INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Draft-age men who left Russia in fear of being sent to fight in Ukraine are returning home after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced
the country spurred by rumors of border closures, many found themselves facing the tough reality of trying to make ends meet in an
September triggered an unprecedented human exodus, with flights selling out and days-long lines at land border crossings, as those of draft
Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visit a military training ground in the Ryazan region.kremlin.ruMoscow carpenter Semyon, who
declined to give his surname, said he decided to go back home from the South Caucasus nation of Armenia after Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
said Semyon, who left his wife and two daughters in Moscow.Nevertheless, many remain wary, fearing a second wave of mobilization could be
possible jail time if deemed by authorities to be draft dodgers, but also a general stigma fueled by official rhetoric.The cllosure of a
temporary mobilization point in Moscow.Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News AgencyInfluential Russian lawmaker Andrei Klimov said last month that
closure of a temporary mobilization point in Moscow.Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News AgencyCarpenter Semyon, who recently returned to Moscow,
Nika Karchevskaya, 24, who moved to neighboring Georgia shortly after the start of the Russian invasion in February and volunteered to help
You should have seen the poor souls! They didn't even have jobs they could do online
