Russian men are fleeing their country in droves to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following Putin's partial military mobilization. Get the latest.
By KHALIL HAMRA and MEHMET GUZEL, Associated Press ISTANBUL — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization.
The lines of cars were so long at the border with Kazakhstan that some people abandoned their vehicles and proceeded on foot — just as some Ukrainians did after Russia invaded their country on Feb. 24.
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