Khalil Hamra, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Cars queue up Friday to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti, Finland. Crossings into Kazakhstan and Georgia were also jammed as Russian men sought to avoid being called up to fight.

Russian men join exodus, fearing call-up to fight in Ukraine

by Khalil Hamra Associated Press, and Mehmet Guzel Associated PressSeptember 23, 2022

ISTANBUL — Military-age men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin’s partial military mobilization.Queues stretching for 6 miles…

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Russian men join exodus, fearing call-up to fight in Ukraine

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