Deny Of The Exodus Of Russian Citizens At Usai Presiden Putin Publicly Mobilization, Kremlin: Overestimated

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. (Wikimedia Commons/Пресс-слула езидента осии)

JAKARTA - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said rumors of busyness at Russian airports, with increased overseas travel after the announcement of partial mobilization was exaggerated.

"Information about some of the busyness at the airport and so on is exaggerated," he told reporters Thursday, launching TASS September 22.

"A lot of false information has emerged about this," he continued.

Juru bicara itu mengatakan orang harus "menceguhkan (publicikasi seperti itu) dengan sangat hati-hati, agar tidak menjadi korban informasi bohong".

As previously reported, flights from Russia were sold out, ticket prices skyrocketed, after President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization for the first time since World War II.

The announcement of mobilization by President Putin on television raises concerns that some combat-age men will not be allowed to leave the country.

Meanwhile, security forces detained more than 1,300 people in Russia on Wednesday in protests criticizing mobilization, a rights group said.

The protests came hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military deployment since World War Two.

OVD-Info's independent protest monitoring group said, according to information gathered from 38 Russian cities, more than 1,311 people had been detained late at night.

It said the figures included at least 502 people in Moscow and 524 others in St Petersburg, Russia's second most populous city.

To note, unlicensed demonstrations are illegal under Russia's anti-protest law.