War in Ukraine: Meet the Russians who have chosen exile in France
09 October 2022 |
2:37 pm
Since a partial mobilisation was announced in Russia on September 21, some 260,000 Russians have fled their country to avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, according to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
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