Pussy Riot member leaves Russia disguised as delivery courier

Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk band Pussy Riot who escaped from Russia to Lithuania, right, poses for a picture taken by her girlfriend Lucy Shtein, in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 3, 2022. Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the Russian police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times)

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has left Russia, she said in an interview, after disguising herself as a food delivery courier to escape police.

Alyokhina joins thousands of Russians that have fled their country since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb 24.