Wild ways Russians are fleeing conscription – biking in Arctic to sailing to South Korea

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Russians are fleeing the motherland in their thousands as they try to get away from Putin’s vile war, and some have developed unusual methods.Vladimir Putin announced he was introducing a ‘partial mobilisation’ – the conscription of 300,000 civilian men to join the ‘meat grinder’.Ukrainian officials have already claimed their forces have ‘liquidated’ over 62,000 Russian troops as of yesterday (Sunday, October 9). READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chiefIn an understandable desire to avoid this, images have emerged of people leaving the country in droves.They’ve been spotted lining roads and walking in massive convoys as they try to leave the country.According to Reuters, hundreds of thousands of men have already left, but reports have come in of border crossings becoming increasingly difficult.In efforts to escape, some have been adopting desperate methods.

Last week, two blokes made headlines when they escaped Russia by crossing the Bering Strait in a boat. The oceans and seas surrounding Russia appealed to others too.

On September 27, eight sailors headed to Russia’s eastern city of Vladivostok. From here, BBC Russia reports they sailed southward down to South Korea.They were at sea for five days, crossing the sea of Japan in a wild bid to get out of their home country.The perilous journey even saw them have to take a wide berth around waters belonging to North Korea.They allegedly said they’d been planning the trip for a later date but expedited the journey following the mobilisation.But the men's incredible move to leave the country is far from isolated.