Some 3 million Russians have visited the country so far this year. Turkish officials have not released data on how many Russians may have arrived in Turkey to flee the draft, but Russia is close to the top of a list of countries that sends tourists to Turkey, after Germany. Turkey, which has maintained air links with Russia while other countries blocked flights and does not impose visa restrictions on Russian visitors, has been a popular destination for those leaving for “any place” they can reach. “The main reason is the danger of being drafted into the Russian army.” “Last week changed everything for hundreds of thousands of other people who decided to leave Russia,” he said. The Russian military call-up came as some Russian troops have been forced to retreat amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive. 21 declaration of a “partial mobilization” for the war in Ukraine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Petersburg last week, part of a torrent of Russian men escaping their homeland following Putin’s Sept. ISTANBUL (AP) - Vladimir Putin’s military draft “changed everything” for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader’s mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul.
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