<Anchor>



As Russia begins recruiting reserve troops for the war in Ukraine in earnest, many families are separated from each other, and there is an escape procession at the border trying to avoid mobilization.

A referendum has begun in the four Russian-occupied provinces in southeastern Ukraine asking whether they support Russia's annexation.



This is a report by reporter Jun-mo Moon.



<Reporter>



Men who have been called to an enlistment center in the Siberian city of Neryungri, eastern Russia, say goodbye to their families, which may be the last.



I hug you tightly as if you won't let me go, but it's no use.



Families left behind are crying.



The man on the bus kisses the child through the window.



Russia said it would only mobilize reserve forces with combat experience, but young students were also called in.



[Father of enlisted students: The government said it would not recruit students, but it was called without any explanation.

This is not correct.]



A great escape continues in the border area to avoid military mobilization.



At the checkpoint in Georgia, which borders Russia, there was congestion for more than 5 kilometers overnight.



[Dennis/Russian: The road was a mess because of people trying to leave Russia.] The



Russian government claimed that the report on the escape procession was 'exaggerated' and said that more than 10,000 people volunteered to enlist in the day after the mobilization order was launched. claimed.



Enlarging an image


Anti-war protests in Russia are escalating.



Putin's opposition activist Sergei Navalny also urged protesters in an interview in prison.



[Sergei Navalny (Interview in Prison): Putin is sending thousands of Russians to the battlefield to take care of his family.

He is committing a bigger war crime.]



In the four Russian-occupied Ukraine states, a five-day referendum for Russian annexation started today (23rd).



Russia intends to use the voting results as an excuse to prolong the war, but the West, including the United States, said it would not recognize annexation.



(Video editing: Won Yang, CG: Choi Ha-neul)