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Kazakhstan to deport Russian major who fled his country over war

FILE PHOTO: Russian national flags are attached to columns outside a building in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Melitopol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Kazakhstan is preparing to deport a Russian security officer who fled his country because he objected to the invasion of Ukraine and hoped to find refuge in the West, his wife said on Thursday.

Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled to Kazakhstan and other neighbouring states after the war started. Many of them were civilians, crossing legally as they sought to avoid mobilisation.

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