Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances

Article here. Excerpt:

'As anxiety over rumors of a forced military mobilization began to sweep through Moscow, Eradzh, a 36-year-old entrepreneur, turned to his A.I. assistant to parse the news and calculate the likelihood of a draft.

Eventually, the probability became high enough that he asked the program to find him a cheap flight out of Russia. In about a week, Eradzh will fly to Cyprus and spend at least two months away from Moscow.

Ticking off points on his fingers, Eradzh explained his logic as Russia has churned through tens of thousands of volunteer soldiers lured to the battlefield in Ukraine through fat payouts, while making only small gains in territory.'