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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jake Cordell

'I don't want to shoot anybody': war-averse Russians seek sanctuary in Georgia

Igor Tikhiy, a 49-year-old Russian citizen and marketing professional, gives an interview in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 7, 2022. Igor Tikhiy is one of thousands of Russian men who have left the country since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of troops to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Igor Tikhiy, a 49-year-old marketing professional, has a simple answer to the question of why he fled to Georgia last week, crossing the border in the dead of night on his bicycle.

"I don't want to shoot anybody. That's why I'm here."

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