Month: October 2022

Russians who fled to avoid fighting in Ukraine reflect on their new lives / Oct 19,2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in parts of occupied Ukraine. Putin has said his military mobilization is nearing completion, but hundreds of thousands of Russians have already fled rather than be drafted. In Istanbul, we found Russians who escaped a war they don’t believe in. Nick Schifrin reports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiSjckdRtuU

The War With Ukraine Is Coming Home to Russians / Oct 22, 202

As Russia's army falters on the battlefield in Ukraine, President Putin has announced a 'partial' mobilisation of citizens with military experience. But in realityβ€” students, pensioners and people with no army training have been called up. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled the country. VICE News asks if Russia's 'special operation' has finally become a real war.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqx_-OHE1Hk