https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/xr4jxu/the_number_of_russians_fleeing_the_country_to/
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The UK's MOD said the number of fleeing Russians likely exceeds Putin's original invasion force.
The exodus is likely to affect Russia's economy and add to "brain drain," the MOD said.
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—Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) September 29, 2022 Since Putin announced on September 21 that he would call up 300,000 reservists, there has been a mass rush for the border as Russians attempt to evade being sent to the Ukrainian frontlines.
That was sharply interrupted with last week's announcement.
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According to the AP,
Good for them!
Oops, looks like the numbers aren't making sense:
https://rdrama.net/h/mnn/post/108795/marseyflagfinland-finland-to-join-european-neighbours
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Don't those sets of numbers add up to about 200K, and the last Fin number you posted only includes the weekend? Or was the first invasion force bigger than 200K?
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It's the Finnish numbers. For a week, 43k entered. Over a weekend, 17k entered, which was supposedly an 80% increase over a week earlier. What's an 80% increase from 43k? It's not 17k, so I dunno. It sounds weird.
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