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Fears are running high that Moscow might close the borders to men of fighting age
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Fears are running high that Moscow might close the borders to men of fighting age
Long lines of cars on roads snaking to Russia's border crossings with Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and similar queues at airports. Angry demonstration
Fears are running high that Moscow might close the borders to men of fighting age
Five days after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization to call up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in Ukraine, the move has triggered outraged protests, a fearful exodus and acts of violence across the vast country.
Russia is seeking to bolster its military as its Ukraine offensive has bogged down and sapped its forces.