Flights leaving Russia sell out after Putin's announcement

Following Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a partial mobilisation of its forces in its war against Ukraine, many Russians are fleeing their homes.

In the same post on Telegram, RBC also said Russian airlines Aeroflot and S7 are not imposing any restrictions on sales following Putin's announcement.

Tickets may still be available to leave Russia on Sunday (24 September), but they cost an astonishing price.

Before Putin's announcement last night, that ticket cost around £300 - a staggering £800 less than it is now.

Putin's televised address has seemingly sent a lot of Russians into panic as the potential of them being involved in the war increases.

In his speech last night, the Russian President said: "To protect our motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the defence ministry and the General Staff to conduct a partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation."

"We are talking about partial mobilisation. That is, only citizens who are currently in the reserves and, above all, those who have served in the armed forces have military skills and relevant experience. Only they will be subject to conscription."

He continued: "Conscripts will obligatorily go through additional military training based on the experience of the special military operation before departing to the units,” Putin said, according to an Associated Press news agency translation."

The Russian President did not provide too much detail on the conscription aside from that it will start today (21 September).

Russia's Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said in the televised remark he expected 300,000 to be called up.

This is from the country's vast reserves pool of around 25 million people - meaning around 1 percent will be drafted into battle.