There has been a huge influx of Russians fleeing their country to avoid being drafted into Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which has caused unprecedented anger and opposition in parts of the country.
A group of people walk across the border between Georgia and Russia.
Many Russians have entered his country in recent days due to the current situation, according to the president of the country.
As he referred to their arrival as a political and humanitarian issue, the man who survived a popular uprising earlier this year said that he would take care of them.
The number of Russians arriving in Georgia has doubled since the beginning of Moscow's partial mobilize effort.
Satellite images released by Maxar showed a huge traffic jam on the road leading from Russia to Georgia, with waiting times at the border stretching into 48 hours.
People fleeing the draft had to wait as long as 16 hours at the border crossing.
Some people are attempting to flee Russia and higher than normal prices have not stopped flights to places such as Turkey, Armenia, Serbia and the U.S. from being sold out.
There is a traffic jam near the Russia border with Georgia.
The Mobilization process has caused unrest and opposition from Russians who were previously supportive of the invasion. According to the Financial Times, the largest of these protests took place on Sunday in the impoverished region of Dagestan, which is home to multiple ethnic minority groups. In the Irkutsk region of Siberia, a recruitment officer was killed by a man who was angry with the process. The friend who did not meet the criteria for being drafted was angry about it. Several people outside of Putin's criteria have been conscripted to fight in Ukraine, despite the fact that the draft process was chaotic.
The Kremlin and other regional officials are cracking down on protests. Military-aged men are allowed to leave the country, but no effort has been made to close the borders. According to the Financial Times, a list of people who are barred from leaving the country has been given to border and airport officials. Massive unrest in the country could be a concern that could force Putin and the Kremlin to be careful. Voting in the Russian-orchestrated referendums will end on Tuesday. The annexation of these territories by Moscow could allow it to draft Ukrainian men into its war effort.
In a televised address last week, Putin ordered "partial mobilize" to shore up Russia's invasion ofUkraine. Over the past month, the Russian military has faced a string of major battlefield losses and has been almost completely driven out of the Kharkiv region. In his address, Putin stated that only people who have previously served in the armed forces would be targeted.
The Financial Times reported that Russians ran and hid from Putin.
The call-up fuels Russians' anger.
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