MK254
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Putin anaendelea kuachiwa apambane na hali yake, wanaume, wengi wao wakiwa vijana barubaru wameikimbia nchi..... Maana hawaoni tija ya kuburuzwa kwenda kupigana na jirani ambaye hana uadui na wewe....
Young Russians refusing to fight in Ukraine have been fleeing to Istanbul since Moscow announced its partial military mobilization.
Almost a year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine. Veniamin remembers February 24, 2022, like it was yesterday.
"It was a big shock. The worst thing that could happen had happened. I was paralyzed."
The 28-year-old says he never thought war could break out despite increasing political tensions and repression. After that morning, when he woke up to videos of Russian missile attacks shared on group chats, nothing was the same.
Just like his classmate Alexander, another later date would also change Veniamin's life forever: September 21, 2022. That was the day Russia declared its partial military mobilization.
We are having Turkish tea in a shopping mall in downtown Istanbul with Veniamin and Alexander. The two young men studied political science at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, one of the top universities in Russia. They are among the roughly 700,000 people who have fled the country since the mobilization according to Kremlin sources cited by Forbes Russia.
Before coming to Turkey in October, Veniamin was working in the eSports market whereas Alexander had a job in a big energy company.
Young Russians refusing to fight in Ukraine have been fleeing to Istanbul since Moscow announced its partial military mobilization.
Almost a year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine. Veniamin remembers February 24, 2022, like it was yesterday.
"It was a big shock. The worst thing that could happen had happened. I was paralyzed."
The 28-year-old says he never thought war could break out despite increasing political tensions and repression. After that morning, when he woke up to videos of Russian missile attacks shared on group chats, nothing was the same.
Just like his classmate Alexander, another later date would also change Veniamin's life forever: September 21, 2022. That was the day Russia declared its partial military mobilization.
We are having Turkish tea in a shopping mall in downtown Istanbul with Veniamin and Alexander. The two young men studied political science at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, one of the top universities in Russia. They are among the roughly 700,000 people who have fled the country since the mobilization according to Kremlin sources cited by Forbes Russia.
Before coming to Turkey in October, Veniamin was working in the eSports market whereas Alexander had a job in a big energy company.
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