Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

GDANSK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - One-way flights out of Russia were selling out fast on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists.

Putin's announcement, made in an early-morning television address, raised fears that some men of fighting age would not be allowed to leave Russia.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the call-up would be limited to those with experience as professional soldiers, and that students and those who had only served as conscripts would not be called up. Nevertheless, Google Trends data showed a spike in searches for Aviasales, which is Russia's most popular website for purchasing flights.

Direct flights from Moscow to Istanbul in Turkey and Yerevan in Armenia, both destinations that allow Russians to enter without a visa, were sold out on Wednesday, according to Aviasales data.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/flights-out-russia-sell-out-after-putin-orders-partial-call-up-2022-09-21/

[BeyondGeography]

1. Yup

Link to tweet

?s=21&t=hGIwpwoqyumsCrSzxXeoGA

[Walleye]

2. I'm sure Putin thinks about the battleship Potemkin mutiny

What will be the breaking point for the Russian people I wonder

[Aussie105]

5. That probably happened a while ago.

Replaced by a quiet unsettled murmuring, trying not to attract attention to themselves.

There may be some trigger point that makes the population break into open expression of resentment, much like what is happening in Iran at the moment, but it's unpredictable.

[Aussie105]

3. Well, if you are a fit young man and wondering about the state of the world around you . . .

You'd Google "How to leave Russia", wouldn't you?

Most normal Russians do not want to get caught up in, or become a victim, of Putin's insane wet dream.

And if you have the resources, get that ticket pronto!

[Doodley]

4. Time for an uprising.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Thus is going to be very messy and complicated. They always lie about intentions.

Expect to see broom squads sweeping up "volunteers". Typically the more calm they are in announcing something like this the more urgent it really is, and the more desperate they are. I refer you to the repeated nuclear threats announced.

[Lovie777]

7. At the beginning of the Russian attack of unprovoked Ukraine in the beginning . ...

an exodus of young young Russians left. Apparently the same is happening now. I feel for the ones who do not have the funds and the means to leave.

[Scrivener7]

8. But even if two thirds of them leave, that's still 100k new soldiers.

Come on, Russia! Time to polonium Putin!

[Buckeyeblue]

9. The Russian citizens could end this right now.

They need to rise up against not just Putin but the entire Russian government. They have the power. The rest of the world would reward them.

I wonder if Biden and other European nations are only holding back taking out Putin because they can't be sure who the new leader would be?

[onetexan]

12. Their duma need to depose him quick

[Tetrachloride]

10. Istanbul SAW is an easy airport. A short distance through

passport control. And its a real international crossroads.

Although a busy airport, it doesn’t operate at maximum capacity. There’s room for a lot more flights.

The other 2 airports are generally domestic.

Of course there are other airports such as Ataturk.

[dalton99a]

11. Putin needs to be dead.

[Buckeyeblue]

20. Agreed. It's the only way out of this mess.

Even if he resigned from office (can a dictator quit?), there would be concern that he was still calling the shots or that he could return to office at any moment.

You would think in 2022 it would be easier than ever to make this happen. Couldn't we give a few courageous Russian a drone or two?

[Delphinus]

13. I would think

that Russians would not have many places to go since Putin's war on Ukraine has united so many countries against Russia.

[3Hotdogs]

14. ....interesting point. Would nations that have banned Russian air travel, open up their airports to

planes, filled with Russians evading the draft?

[Traildogbob]

15. I wonder how

Our Russian owned GQP like Graham and Mitch and Fox will accept Russian refugees fleeing THEIR mad man like brown people are doing. Being Putin supporters though they already have their orders to not dare let them in. Unless the oligarchs that pay the American
comrades are feed you with Pootie too. Who will Allow 3-5 hundred thousand Russians in? Maybe they should storm their capital. There must not be much military to fight them back. Besides, Russian bots riled Americans up to attack our government, maybe use those skills to overthrow your own before you end the world. They are not immune to radioactivity.

[durablend]

16. Yeah, ship them to Texas and Florida

[Traildogbob]

17. Haha🤣🤣🤣😂😂

Pick out the rapist and murderers. Brilliant suggestion!🤜🤛

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Pooty really pooped himself

[Bayard]

19. Get out while you can, people

Soon, he'll be drafting little old ladies in wheelchairs.

[Warpy]

21. Social media is chockablock with young Russians who want to get out

while they still can. Anyone with the sophistication and means to get out is going, meaning young people with computer savvy and western credit cards (that don't work in Russia). Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are two of the places they're going, neutral countries for now but Putin will likely try to annex all the 'stans.

He's losing a whole generation, either on the battlefield or by emigration. He'll likely close the borders soon. It won't work, but that's what dictators do. The Iron Curtain will be back, at least until he's gone.

[electric_blue68]

22. The Clash: The Call Up

"You must not heed The Call Up...."

[PortTack]

23. So..the kremlin says it's only professional soldiers? They lie. They've been in the prisons

Recruiting, but now it will only be professionals?

[louis-t]

24. Men age 18 to 65 is a "partial call up"?

What's next, 8-year-olds with Uzis?

[Mysterian]

25. It's easy to support the war when you're not in uniform

and just sit in front of your TV watching propaganda.

When you're on a truck headed to the front, not so much.