Russians Leave Before Election Ends Fearing Mobilisation
Emergency emigration requests from Russia have surged eightfold since July alongside searches for mobilisation, driven by an automated electronic summons exit ban register.
- Requests for emergency emigration assistance from Russia surged eightfold since July.
- An electronic summons register now automatically triggers an exit ban in Russia.
Sources
- The Independent — Ukraine-Russia war latest: Polls set close in Russian election as Moscow reports online attacks on electoral system
- Al Jazeera — Russia reports ‘powerful’ cyberattacks on second day of parliamentary vote
- Deutsche Welle — Russia votes for new parliament in controlled elections
- NPR — Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
- Euronews — Russians leave before election ends, fearing mobilisation to follow
- NPR — Russians head to the polls to choose lawmakers for their parliament
- France 24 — AI: Silicon Species or Trojan Horse? Riyadh Calling, Russia Votes & the Ed Sheeran debate
- France 24 — Ukraine strikes continue as polling stations open in Russia
- The Independent — What Putin’s war in Ukraine means for Russian elections as polls open