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Satellite images show long queues out of Russia as enlistment centre reportedly established at Georgia border

Russian men have been lining up for kilometres at the borders of several neighbouring countries to avoid President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation efforts.

Georgia's Interior Ministry said over 53,000 Russians had entered the country since last week, and Kazakhstan said 98,000 had made the crossing into its territory. 

Finland's border agency said more than 43,000 arrived in the same period, and media reports suggested 3,000 Russians had entered Mongolia, which also shares a border with the country.

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