Russian mobilization prompts backlash

President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists for the war in Ukraine has triggered widespread protests and prompted a mass exodus of fighting-age Russians


MAJOR INCIDENTS (Sep 21-26) 
Demonstrations
Attacks against recruitment centres or administrative buildings

More than 2,000 people detained across Russia

UKRAINE 
(Russian- occupied areas in purple)

FINLAND: Nearly 17,000 Russians cross border on Sep 24-25

Moscow
KAZAKHSTAN

Dagestan:
Hundreds arrested as police clash with protesters

RUSSIA
MONGOLIA
CHINA

GEORGIA: Number of Russians arriving doubles to 10,000 per day from Sep 21. 5,500 cars waiting to cross border

Kazakhstan: Around 98,000 Russians have crossed border since draft announced

Mongolia: Arrival of thousands of Russians piling pressure on government – country depends entirely on Russian oil and gas


Sep 21: Police detain protester in Moscow


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters 
Picture: Getty Images 
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