# Russians flee abroad amid fears of new mobilization and lost freedoms

https://mins.news/en/video/57278

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-14 07:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKimhj2lCjE

> Growing numbers of Russians are leaving the country this summer, pointing to fears of another military mobilization, internet restrictions and a fuel crisis. One man who fled to Georgia said, “You never know what will happen tomorrow.” A settlement group coordinator described “a wave of panic since mid-July,” with inquiries nearly eight times higher than in May.

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