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After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday (21st) that he would mobilize 300,000 reserve troops for the war in Ukraine, an escape procession to avoid conscription continues in Russia.

Direct flights to Turkey, Armenia, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, where Russians can travel without a visa, have sold out, and protests against the war are spreading across Russia.



Correspondent Kwak Sang-eun of Paris reports.



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Men are pouring out on flights from Moscow.



Russians hurried across the border to avoid conscription after Putin's announcement of a blitzkrieg military mobilization order.



[Nikolai/Russian: I have not yet received a notice of conscription.

The school was taking online classes, so I was able to get out immediately.]



[Valery/Russian: From an ethical point of view, I do not want to participate in this mobilization.]



EU member states have recently decided to ban Russian tourists from entering the country. As fears of this closure grew, all foreign direct flights from Moscow without a visa were sold out.



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It is reported that searches such as 'how to avoid conscription' on Russian search sites have increased significantly.



Anti-war protests, which have been quiet for a while, are spreading across the country with the mobilization order.



Protests took place in 39 cities across the country, including Moscow, and more than 1,300 people were reported to have been arrested by the police.



[Protesters: I don't think protests can prevent mobilization.

But it is my duty as a citizen to speak out.

I'm against war!]



Residents of Moscow told the local atmosphere that the Russians were agitated.



[Ja-hwan Koo/Thanks to the Moscow Korean Association: I am talking a lot about whether I am a target for mobilization or not.

(Russians) I can feel that the level of perception of war has changed.]



While protests are expected to continue, the Korean embassy in Russia urged Koreans to ensure their safety.



(Video coverage: Kim Si-nae, video editing: Kim Ho-jin)



▶ North Korea "We have no plans to export weapons and ammunition to Russia"