He always voted for Putin. But he doesn't want to die for him

A wall of stone, over 500 meters high, is the Georgian checkpoint against this magnificent backdrop of the Caucasus. For many travelers who pass it, the first photo motif in the new country. The man, who calls himself Vanya, also records the scene with his smartphone. The 26-year-old managed to cross the border. "I'm definitely not here as a tourist," he laughs when asked about his reason for traveling.

The man from Voronezh is one of more than 60,000 Russians who have left their country via Georgia since the partial mobilization ordered by Putin. "I don't want to get involved in this war, I don't know why I should shoot at Ukrainians," he explains. Vanja ran a car dealership in his hometown, business was good, so he could afford to leave the country. Because without money nobody gets to this point.

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