Russians are fleeing in fear of military mobilisation after the “largest-ever attack by enemy drones”
Putin’s Russia is facing an exodus (Image: Getty)
Vladimir Putin is facing a mass exodus as Russians flee in fear after Ukraine’s attack on Moscow on Sunday.
Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow and its surrounding region in an “unprecedented attack”.
The attack came on the final day of the country’s parliamentary elections, and Russia has now vowed to “intensify” its strikes on Kyiv.
The Russian defence ministry said: “In response to the Kyiv regime’s attacks on civilian targets within Russia, the Russian army will continue and intensify its high-accuracy strikes against military targets in Kyiv.”
As the country has vowed to step up its military operation, Russian residents are fleeing the country due to concerns that departure restrictions could be put in place.
Moscow was targeted in a drone attack (Image: Getty)
Some fear the restrictions could be put in place if new military mobilizations occur, according to the anti-war project Ark.
It has been reported that there has been a huge surge in requests for emergency emigration assistance from Russia since July, according to Euronews.com.
The search terms “how to leave” and “mobilisation” have peaked to their highest since 2023.
Human rights activist and co-ordinator of the Ark project Jan Slovitsky, who is currently assisting arrivals in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, said Russians have learnt from the past.
He said: “Since mid-July a wave of panic has been rising in Russia, linked to the risk of mobilisation, fuel shortages and lack of internet access.
“People are leaving in advance because they have seen what happened during previous waves. And Armenia is facing a migration crisis, if we are not already in the thick of it.”
Documents also show that an electronic summons register now automatically triggers an exit ban, news.com.au report.
Despite this, Putin has labelled mobilisation rumours as “utter nonsense”.
Ukraine‘s attack on Sunday has been described as the “largest-ever attack by enemy drones”, with the capital’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin accusing Ukraine of attempting to interfere with the three-day election that is set to strengthen Putin’s 26-year rule over Russia.
It came after European intelligence warnings that Russia was planning to escalate its war against Ukraine and ‘burn Europe’, targetting NATO countries who support Ukraine.
European leaders have been warning the Kremlin’s war against the West is about to intensify, hence adding to Russian residents concerns that military mobilisations will occur.
Migrants just received £11.9bn of Universal Credit – that’s not even most shocking thing
Migrant households have been handed more than £10bn in Universal Credit, Aaron Newbury reveals how Andy Burnham could turn that to his advantage.
Andy Burnham (Image: Getty)
How long can a state last when the number of those financially dependent on it exceeds the number contributing to its coffers? Such a question surely must not be far from the minds of our political leaders. After all, the data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reports make it seem as if the cliff’s edge is fast approaching.
Earlier this year, the scale of the benefits crisis was laid bare when statistics revealed that about 53.3% of the population take away more than they pay in. Yet as ever, it appears misery begets misery, and for the boffins of Whitehall, the latest development in that miserable state of affairs only deepens the challenges they must overcome.
Now, Daily Express readers are faced with the stark reality that the amount of British taxpayers’ cash handed out to foreign nationals in Universal Credit has broken £10billion. That means around one in every six households that received the handout are foreign nationals, which has predictably sparked fury from the Conservative benches, and sent Reform UK’s contingent into a tizzy.
If those on the Labour side cannot fathom why this might be, they might want to head to their constituencies and ask their voters what they make of it. Those Britons might make note of the fact that the bill has soared by some £4.4bn in just two years – something which leaves many questions yet to be answered. It’s shocking.
Even as rumours swirl in Westminster that the Treasury is greedily eyeing further ways to improve its finances at the expense of our own, we are being told that billions are being spent on those born on other shores.
Few in the UK believe a safety net for the unfortunate should be removed. But many will baulk at the idea that those born overseas should benefit from the work and taxation of working Britons.
We are hardly a country that can boast of a vastly productive economy, coffers overflowing with rivulets of wealth, and all the domestic ills put soundly to bed. Speak to anyone, and they can tell you of lacklustre transport, underfunded local services and an NHS ever hungry for further investment. That’s not to mention the black hole in the national defence budget, which has led to alarm bells from former defence chiefs warning that the country is defenceless.
Before contemplating which other taxes to increase, Andy Burnham and his newly minted Chancellor, John Healey, would do well to take even a cursory look at the excessive abuse of the benefits system. While that goes against the natural instinct of the socialist, who are ever loath to suggest that the instruments of government may well be out of tune with the rest of us, it would serve them well.
Yes, a broader sweep through the ruinously expensive welfare state, the seeds of which were planted and watered by successive Labour governments, is needed. But I fear it would be foolish to think Eyelashes Andy is the man to do it.
His own particular brand of popularity, which, like most socialist operators, consists of taking from the productive to fund ever-growing handouts, prohibits a more constructive look at the system. He still has an easy win before him.
At the stroke of a pen, Mr Burnham could command that foreign nationals cannot receive Universal Credit. Undoubtedly, this would agitate the London lawyers, who would swiftly tut and huff dissapointedly, but it would be well received by the millions of hard-working Britons who struggle with the question: Why should my taxes be handed to foreign recipients?