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Russia Deploys Soldiers, Armored personnel carrier to Georgia Border Amid Exodus

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As men try to escape Vladimir Putin's partial military mobilization, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has sent soldiers and an armored personnel carrier to the country's border with Georgia. [caption id="attachment_44400" align="aligncenter" width="2000"]russia-georgia-border Russians line up to cross into Georgia in an effort to flee President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization.[/caption] According to the FSB's border department in the Russian region of North Ossetia-Alania, which was cited by the state-run news agency RBC, the action was taken in the event that some Russian citizens attempted to cross into Georgia. The FSB has deployed the troops to ensure that reservists do not leave the country "without completing border formalities," it said in a statement.
"The armored vehicle is moving there, but it is not moving to set up a checkpoint; it is, roughly speaking, a reserve for any unforeseen cases," the border department said.russia-georgia-border
"No checkpoints will be set up… the checkpoint is operating normally, no restrictions on the departure of male citizens of conscription age have been introduced," the department added.
The independent Dozhd TV channel published images and videos of people in military uniforms riding in the armored personnel transport past a line of cars. The news arrives amid reports that Putin is preparing to block men of conscription age from departing the nation. Traffic was seen for kilometers to the border checkpoint in Verkhnii Lars on the Russian-Georgian border the morning after Putin announced a partial mobilization. [caption id="attachment_44388" align="aligncenter" width="2000"]russia-georgia-border The Kremlin’s order to draft some 300,000 men has sent many to the border to flee the fighting.[/caption] Local officials were quoted by Russian state media as stating on Sunday that the expected wait time to enter Georgia once reached 48 hours and that more than 3,000 vehicles were backed up at the border crossing. Data from the Georgian government shows that since Putin began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, some 40,000 Russians have fled to the capital Tbilisi. Although it's unclear how many people have entered Georgia since Putin's partial mobilization order, the Verkhnii Lars Telegram group, which was created for people who want to cross the border at the checkpoint, has tens of thousands more members than it did just a few days ago.

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