Long queues have formed during the night on the border between Russia and Georgia, according to reports from the BBC, which also shows images of
endless lines of cars
with mostly Russian men on board who are trying to leave the country
to avoid forced conscription
for the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin says the reports of the escape of men of conscription age are exaggerated, but some witnesses estimated that the queue of cars at the Upper Lars checkpoint was about 5 kilometers long, while another group said it took seven hours to cross the border.
A man in line of call-to-arms age, who did not want to give his name, told a BBC reporter that he took his passport and headed to the border without even packing his bags immediately after the president's announcement. Putin.
"I'll break an arm, a leg, anything to avoid leaving
," he said.
An increase in traffic was also recorded overnight at the border with Finland, which shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia but requires a visa to enter.
