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☆ A Russian TikToker known for pro-Ukraine posts collapsed on stage after getting called up to fight there
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian TikToker collapsed on stage after getting his summons to join the military, per the BBC. Xolidayboy was made to sign a draft letter upon landing in Russia, per Russian media. AdvertisementAdvertisementA TikTok star who posted pro-Ukraine videos collapsed on stage in Russia after receiving his summons to join the Russian military, according to the BBC . AdvertisementAdvertisementMinayev was made to sign a draft letter acknowledging receipt of the summons, according to Russian media company Ostorozhno . A day after Minayev's arrest, Mizulina said in a Telegram post the artist had been evading the army, citing Russian media.

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CNN —A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling ill on a plane on Saturday, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian elites. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died while returning from a trip to Cuba on Saturday, according to the ministry. “Kucherenko was feeling ill while on a plane with a Russian delegation that was returning from a business trip to Cuba. Russia's Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Pyotr Kucherenko died while returning from Cuba. Mysterious deaths pile upKucherenko’s demise is not the first unexplained Russian death to spark interest.

Russians trying to avoid getting conscripted to fight in Ukraine appeared to be trying to cross the border into Georgia, Kazakhstan and even remote Mongolia, satellite imagery suggested Monday. Russian border guards didn’t appear to be trying to stop them. The Russians are fleeing to Georgia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other countries because they don't require visas. Logvin said he waited 34 hours at the border before he was allowed to enter Georgia. According to Maxar, this satellite image appears to show a traffic jam near the Russian border with Georgia on Sunday.

☆ Russians flee to Georgia after Putin's mobilisation order
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Georgian capital Tbilisi had already seen an influx of around 40,000 Russians since Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to government statistics. There, they hired a local driver to take them through the border checkpoints and after 24 hours they arrived in Tbilisi. The exact number of people who have left Russia since Putin announced what he called a "partial mobilisation" last Wednesday is unclear. LOCAL RESENTMENTRussians already in Tbilisi saw Putin's mobilisation decree as further vindication of their decisions to flee. More than 200 men who were detained at anti-war protests in Moscow last week were issued draft summons, state media reported.

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