‘My future is taken away from me’: Russians flee to escape consequences of Moscow’s war

Growing numbers of Russians are leaving the country, fearful of possible martial law and the war's consequences

Alexei Trubetskoy knew he had to get out the moment he woke up and looked at his phone on the morning of Russia's invasion into Ukraine.

I got up, checked the news in disbelief and realized I had to leave as soon as I can," he said. Trubetskoy, who runs an English language school in Moscow, bought a ticket to Sri Lanka on the same day.