The unprecedented Western sanctions on Moscow have already sent prices rising and started hitting the lives of ordinary Russians, while those who protest have been swiftly arrested. The cost of plane tickets has leapt since Russia closed its airspace to airlines from the European Union and many other countries in a tit-for-tat response to sanctions imposed by the West, severely limiting Russians' ability to travel. Hundreds of Russian soldiers and Ukrainian civilians have been killed and Russia has been plunged into an isolation never before experienced by an economy of such size. Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with Ukrainian cities surrounded and under bombardment. We've heard lots of rumours and I don't trust the Kremlin when it says they aren't true," he said.
"In my worst nightmares I couldn't have dreamt of such hell when I was coming back a year ago."Īnother man, aged 38, said he had managed to buy an expensive ticket to fly to the Middle East at the weekend. "I'm afraid that mobilisation will be introduced tomorrow and I won't be able to fly out," said the 29-year-old, requesting anonymity like others cited in this article. One Russian man, who moved back to Moscow from western Europe around a year ago, said he had bought a flight to Istanbul for the weekend, adding that living in Moscow may no longer be possible. The Kremlin dismissed speculation that Russian authorities plan to introduce martial law following the invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special operation", or that they will stop men of fighting age leaving Russia, but some did not want to risk staying. MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - As Russian troops slowly advanced on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, some people back in Moscow were attempting to flee to destinations abroad that have not banned flights from Russia, stomaching soaring prices in the rush to escape.
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