Record Number of Russians Leaving Russia, Digi Mart USA News: More than 1.13 million Russians reportedly left their homeland between July and September, according to Verstka. A key reason is said to be fear of military mobilization.
Record numbers of Russians are leaving their homeland. The number of people who have left the country is the highest in 17 years, the independent Russian newspaper Verstka reports.
The newspaper cites statistics from the Russian border guard service. The figure is reportedly even higher than the number who left the country during the mobilization of soldiers in 2022.
Georgia received the largest number, with 660,300 Russians reportedly traveling there, while Armenia ranks second with 461,200. Another 64,800 reportedly went to Serbia.
In a single week in August, 113,000 Russians reportedly crossed the Verkhny Lars border crossing from Russia into Georgia.
It is currently highly uncertain how many of these Russians plan to leave the country permanently.
Searches on the Yandex search service for leaving Russia have also reportedly surged to their highest level since early 2023, according to Kyiv Post. Interest is reported to be strong in traveling to countries that Russians do not need a visa to enter.
According to Meduza, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Russians seeking long-term rentals of housing in Georgia, Serbia and Armenia. This reportedly has pushed rental prices up.
