The Kremlin on Thursday denied reports that 700,000 Russians have fled the country since Moscow announced a mobilization drive to call up hundreds of thousands to fight in Ukraine.
In a briefing with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have exact figures for how many people had left the country since President Vladimir Putin's"I don't think those
numbers should be taken seriously," Peskov said when asked about some reports in Russian media that up to 700,000 Russians could have left the country.Tens of thousands of Russians, mostly military-age men,
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