Conscripts fleeing the Russian Federation.
The number of Russian citizens who left for Serbia, Georgia and Armenia in the third quarter of 2026, compared to similar periods, reached the highest level in 17 years.
According to the Border Guard, 64,800 Russians left for Serbia from July to September. This is about 14,000 more people than in the same period last year. The previous record was set in the third quarter of 2024, when 53,200 people left the country.
The number of people who went to Georgia in the third quarter reached 660.3 thousand, which is 43.3 thousand more than in the third quarter of 2025 (the previous record was set during this period). In addition, in the third quarter of 2026, 43% more people left for Georgia than during the recruitment period in the third quarter of 2022 (461.2 thousand). At the same time, in 2022, people traveled to Georgia by car more often - 460.6 thousand compared to 418.4 thousand in 2026.
During the same period in 2026, 402.3 thousand Russians left for Armenia. For comparison: in the third quarter of 2025, when the previous record was set, 344,700 Russian citizens left the country, i.e. 57,000 less. As in Serbia and Georgia, in no previous quarter since 2010 has the number of Russians leaving for Armenia been as high as in 2026.