Russians flee to neighboring countries to avoid fighting in Putins war against Ukraine
Nick Schifrin:
But panic, there is. Videos posted online show Russians responding to mobilization with fear and loathing. One man lit a Molotov cocktail and torched a military recruitment post.
In Siberia, another man shot a recruitment officer point blank. Some are so desperate to avoid mobilization, they asked their friends to purposely break their leg, pain apparently worth bearing to avoid inflicting more pain on Ukraine.
Moscow seems to focus the mobilization in areas dominated by ethnic minorities. In mostly Muslim Dagestan, mothers clashed with security officials, where they chant "No to war" and they plead with officials.
"Why are you so calm?" she says. "Do you know where you are sending them?"
They know their sons would be deployed unprepared. This recruit was on his way to occupied Ukraine with no training.
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