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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Nearly 100,000 Russians cross into Kazakhstan after Putin’s mobilisation order

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Nearly 100,000 Russians have fled into neighbouring Kazakhstan following Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation order, government officials in Astana claim.

Kazakhstan said it is struggling to accommodate the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their homeland since Moscow announced a military mobilisation last week, but will attempt to deal with what it called a “humanitarian matter”.

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