Russian President Vladimir Putin officially announced on Wednesday the mobilization of 300,000 reservists to send them to the front.
Enough to frighten men of age and physical condition from going to war and joining the ranks of the army.
Thus, as some Russian media noticed on the eve of the speech, Google Trends shows an increase in Internet searches that speak volumes.
Potential reservists soon blocked in Russia
The queries “how to break an arm” or “how to leave Russia” have suddenly become very popular, proof that some reservists are ready to do anything not to participate in the war in Ukraine.
Even if it means going into exile or injuring oneself voluntarily?
At the same time, the prices of plane tickets to leave Russia have soared.
Numerama
explains that it found only one seat available for a flight to Istanbul (Turkey) at the prohibitive price of 2,700 euros.
This should not work out, because the Russian state has voted martial law to prohibit people on the lists of reservists from leaving the country.
Brain drain
Nearly 80,000 Russian citizens had already fled to the Turkish capital last May, as
Les Echos
explains .
The newspaper reports a real "brain drain", the exiles being mostly young and from the world of the Web and culture.
They choose Turkey because the country accepts visa-free Russian travelers.
However, the 300,000 reservists would not be deployed until next spring, the time to ensure the formation of new battalions.
“We will not see any immediate effect from this mobilization,” explains the research director at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS).
"Creating a new battalion, it is not decreed like that", confirms a former colonel of the Marine troops and historian, for whom it is essentially a "pressure blow".
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