The State Duma determined that 70% of those who left Russia after the war returned "with their tails between their legs" 70% of the emigrants who left the country after the invasion of Ukraine returned to Russia, Deputy State Duma Oleg Matvichev, a member of United Russia, told RT. "When they left in 2022, I said: "Let them run, they will come back as patriots". Most of them have already returned - 70 percent," he said. According to Matbychev, the Russians decided to return due to "domestic and bureaucratic difficulties, lack of security and service, economic difficulties, as well as disappointment with the Western way of life." "They fled back from Europe in terror, they say that now they will not replace Moscow with anything, they suffered. They sit quietly with their tails between their legs," said the lieutenant. President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war with Ukraine prompted the largest wave of political migration from Russia in 100 years, which accelerated after the declaration of mobilization. According to King: Russia estimates, more than 800,000 people left the country. The Institute of Applied Economic Research, RANEPA, put the figure at 650 thousand, and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) - up to 900 thousand. Putin in 2023 stated that 50% of those who left returned to the country. However, a RANEPA study from the beginning of 2024 spoke of only 10%. After studying data from immigration services in 70 countries, Bell found that by July 2024, 666,000 Russians had not returned to their homeland. The majority went to Armenia (110 thousand people), Kazakhstan (80 thousand), Israel (80 thousand) and Georgia (74 thousand). Among European countries, the most popular destinations for immigration were Germany (36 thousand), Serbia (30 thousand), Latvia (18 thousand). ), Spain (16 thousand) and the Netherlands (12 thousand). Another 28 thousand received a residence permit in Turkey. About 48 thousand Russians left for the United States, most of them applied for asylum. More details.

The State Duma determined that 70% of those who left Russia after the war returned "with their tails between their legs" 70% of the emigrants who left the country after the invasion of Ukraine returned to Russia, Deputy State Duma Oleg Matvichev, a member of United Russia, told RT. "When they left in 2022, I said: "Let them run, they will come back as patriots". Most of them have already returned - 70 percent," he said. According to Matbychev, the Russians decided to return due to "domestic and bureaucratic difficulties, lack of security and service, economic difficulties, as well as disappointment with the Western way of life." "They fled back from Europe in terror, they say that now they will not replace Moscow with anything, they suffered. They sit quietly with their tails between their legs," said the lieutenant. President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war with Ukraine prompted the largest wave of political migration from Russia in 100 years, which accelerated after the declaration of mobilization. According to King: Russia estimates, more than 800,000 people left the country. The Institute of Applied Economic Research, RANEPA, put the figure at 650 thousand, and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) - up to 900 thousand. Putin in 2023 stated that 50% of those who left returned to the country. However, a RANEPA study from the beginning of 2024 spoke of only 10%. After studying data from immigration services in 70 countries, Bell found that by July 2024, 666,000 Russians had not returned to their homeland. The majority went to Armenia (110 thousand people), Kazakhstan (80 thousand), Israel (80 thousand) and Georgia (74 thousand). Among European countries, the most popular destinations for immigration were Germany (36 thousand), Serbia (30 thousand), Latvia (18 thousand). ), Spain (16 thousand) and the Netherlands (12 thousand). Another 28 thousand received a residence permit in Turkey. About 48 thousand Russians left for the United States, most of them applied for asylum. More details.