A trips outside Russia, and with a one-way ticket, began to run out after Vladimir Putin announced in an address to the nation broadcast this morning (but taped later on Tuesday) a mobilization of reserve troops to the Ukrainian border.
According to Reuters, Google searches for flights outside of Russia through Aviasales, the most popular website in Russia for booking travel. increased after Vladimir Putin’s speech. And some rides are no longer available.
For example, him direct flights from Moscow to Istanbul (Turkey) and Yerevan (Armenia) — preferred destinations because they do not require a visa for Russians — available through Aviasales already sold out. Trips to Tbilisi (Georgia) were also sold out.
The price of other trips is also increasing in response to increased demand. A flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, now costs five times more than the monthly average. The value reached 300 thousand rubles, the equivalent of more than 5,000 euros.
Speaking to Rádio Observador after Vladimir Putin’s speech, Major General Arnault Moreira predicted that the Young Russians who are already in the labor market (according to the Russian president, those who study will not be summoned) can leave the country en masse to avoid participating in the war against Ukraine.
The young people who are going to be called know that this process has begun and they do not know when it will end. Nobody knows if, after these 300,000, another 300,000 will be needed. Mistrust has been created towards the regime and the young brains that Russia so badly needs will look for alternatives abroad“, considered the soldier.
“Some say that the race for plane tickets has begun in Russia”
It is not yet clear whether the Kremlin intends to close its borders to prevent an exodus of citizens who could be called upon to fill the 300,000 positions that Putin will mobilize. Russian regime spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on whether the Kremlin supports any border closures to prevent military personnel from fleeing into the country’s reserve. According to Sky News, he limited himself to ensuring that the The Kremlin will announce “very soon” that citizens will be covered by exceptions to the call-up of military reservists to fight in the Ukraine.
Source: Observadora
