Vladimir Putin is planning to close the Russian border for all men of fighting age, a source close to the Kremlin has said.The source told independent Russian news site Meduza that ban could come in as early as Wednesday (September 28).
It comes as Putin announced a call up of around 300,000 reservists to fight in the war in the Ukraine, as a wave of counterattacks from Ukrainian forces look to be turning the tide in the conflict.READ MORE: Putin’s new conscripts spotted dozing about drunk and refusing to follow ordersSince the announcement, plane fares from Russia to neighbouring countries soared and huge traffic jams were seen on the Russian border with Georgia.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk