According to The Guardian, Russians are paying up to $27,000 to leave the country on private jets.
The increase in requests for one-way flights out of Russia has been reported by companies that provide private jet flights.
The price for a seat on a private plane is now between $22,500 and $27,000.
Russia is heading to countries that allow them to enter without a visa.
Many European countries have already stopped Russian tourists from entering.
The director of Your Charter told The Guardian that they used to get 50 requests a day, but now they get 5000.
He said the situation is crazy.
The demand for private jets has increased by 50 times, according to the CEO of FlightWay.
The European private jet firms have stopped doing business. Simonov said there is more demand than supply and prices are through the roof.
It's not only the rich that are looking into renting private jets, but that they are getting a completely new client base.
Many people with extra money are looking to leave.
The next phase of Putin's invasion of Ukraine included the partial deployment of reserve troops.
Many Russians panicked when the announcement was made. One-way plane tickets out of Moscow sold out and satellite imagery shows long lines of cars at crossing points along Russia's borders.
There are fears of a border closing as military men leave Russia.
The spokesman for the Kremlin denied to reporters on Monday that he had knowledge of the border closings.
I have no idea about this. He said that no decisions have been made at the moment.
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