Almost 200,000 Russians have fled from Russia to Uzbekistan since July alone
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022, 14:31
Almost 320,000 Russian citizens fled to Uzbekistan during the first nine months of this year, 189,000 of them in the third quarter.
Source: Russian media outlet Interfax, quoting data provided by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan
Quote: "In total, 318,156 Russian citizens entered Uzbekistan in the first nine months of 2022."
Details: The press service says the biggest wave of immigrants from Russia to Uzbekistan occurred within the period of July to September – 189,175 people. Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee reports that the number of Russian tourists over the period of January to September - 395,100 people - was 2.1 times higher than in the same period of 2021.
Background:
- On 21 September Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation in Russia, and it was reported that the Russian government was planning to draft 300,000 reservists.
- Kazakhstan’s authorities reported in early October that over 200,000 Russian citizens had entered the country since 21 September.
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