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   Russians who want to fly to a foreign destination in the coming days will have   
   to dig deep into their pockets. The ticket prices for a direct flight are   
   between 800 and 12,000 euros for a single journey. This is evident from an   
   analysis of available data and prices on Google Flights, a site that tracks   
   available flight options.   
       
   Western countries have closed their airspace due to international sanctions   
   against Russia. The number of direct destinations from Moscow is therefore a   
   lot more limited than before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. In the last   
   days of September, tickets are only available from the Russian capital to some   
   Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Antalya, Dubai in the United Arab   
   Emirates, cities in the Caucasus and destinations in Central Asia. However,   
   these tickets are much more expensive than normal. The cost for a one-way   
   ticket to the Armenian capital Yerevan amounts to about 11,000 euros and a   
   one-way ticket to a destination in Central Asia costs 1,000 to 4,000 euros.   
       
   Last week, Russian President Putin announced his intention to recruit more   
   than 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine. As a result, the crowds at border   
   crossings of neighboring Russian countries that are accessible by car would   
   have increased considerably. Armenia and Georgia previously reported mass   
   arrivals of Russians who want to cross the border by car. These destinations   
   are especially popular because Russians in these countries do not require a   
   visa. Finnish border guards also spoke of a more than doubling of traffic from   
   Russia last Friday and long queues were also noticed at the Mongolian border,   
   according to media reports.   
      
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