That's rather generous. When we have a draft, the age is 18.
AI Overview
It is not possible to give an exact number of Russian males who have left Ukraine, as there is no official count, but estimates suggest that approximately 1.3 million to 1.7 million Russians left Russia in 2022, with the majority being men, to avoid the military draft and for other reasons like political repression
. The largest waves of emigration occurred immediately after the invasion and following the September 2022 mobilization, which drafted 300,000 men.
- Emigration from Russia:
- Estimates suggest between 500,000 and 1.3 million people left Russia in the first year after the full-scale invasion began in 2022.
- Another 400,000 left between early October 2022 and March 2023, leading to total emigration of around 900,000 by early 2023.
- One estimate claims that approximately 800,000 Russian citizens relocated abroad in 2022 alone.
- Reasons for emigration:
- Primary reasons include avoiding the military draft and escaping political repression.
- Most popular destinations:
- The most popular destinations for emigrants were neighboring former Soviet countries like Armenia (110,000), Kazakhstan (80,000), and Georgia (74,000).
- Impact on Russia:
- The emigration has resulted in a labor force shortage for Russia and is expected to have a long-term demographic impact.
- Some experts predict that a significant number of men could leave Ukraine after the war ends, which would further impact the demographic crisis.
- An additional 700,000 Russians left the country in 2024, and an additional 1.3 million more have left in 2024 due to the war and conscription efforts.
- An additional 90,000 men have fled Ukraine since the beginning of 2024.
- The number of Russian males who left Ukraine could reach up to 500,000 by the end of the war
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